Patients taking alpha- and/or beta-blockers should be instructed to make position changes slowly to avoid:
A) postural hypotension
B) vertigo
C) severe headache
D) postural hypertension
A) postural hypotension
Patients must be made aware that when taking an alpha- or beta-blocker (such as labetalol), postural hypotension may occur and that they should make all position changes slowly and in stages, particularly from a lying to an upright position.
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At 1030 the respiratory therapist is called to the bedside of a patient being mechanically venti-lated with VC-IMV
The patient is a 55-kg female who has been intubated with a size 8 endotracheal tube. Currently, the ET tube is located 20 cm at the gum line. During spontaneous breathing, the patient shows lack of coordinated chest wall movement, and the respiratory therapist notes some retraction of the intercostal spaces. The respiratory therapist performs a system check. The current and past few patient-ventilator system checks reveal the following information: Time 0430 0640 0835 1030 PIP (cm H2O) 28 31 34 41 Pplateau (cm H2O) 18 21 19 20 The most appropriate action to take in this situation is which of the following? a. Deflate the cuff and reposition the endo-tracheal tube. b. Request that the patient receive haloperi-dol and midazolam. c. Administer albuterol via an in-line me-tered-dose inhaler. d. Switch the mode to PC-IMV and increase the rate.
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A) Food and meal composition B) Processing C) Body nutrient status D) All of the above
An individual patient can add information him/herself to which health data management tool?
A. Provider electronic health record B. Patient portal C. Integrated delivery record D. Personal health record