You cannot locate a radial pulse on a 54-year-old male patient who is alert, confused, and breathing adequately. What should you do immediately?

A) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
B) Attach the automated external defibrillator (AED)
C) Start positive pressure ventilation
D) Check for the carotid pulse


D) Check for the carotid pulse

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________ are lab tests that measure the presence and quantity of a substance in the blood

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Which of the following applies to testing specimens that may be contaminated with blood-borne or other pathogens? 

A. Use a mouth pipette to draw specimens B. Avoid working when you have cuts, lesions, or sores on your hands C. Rock the stopper back and forth to transfer a blood specimen from one collection tube to another container D. Place the tube stopper directly on the work counter without covering it E. Work on an open counter when completing procedures that are likely to generate splashes of contaminated material

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Diethylstilbestrol is used for which of the following cancers?

A) skin B) prostate C) leukemia D) brain

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