A patient presents with a rapid and weak pulse, shallow breathing, hypotension, and cold and clammy skin after a fall from a tree. What might the patient be suffering from?
A) Seizure
B) Syncope
C) Internal bleeding
D) Emotional crisis
C
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One of two controls that have been evaluated over the last 28 days gives a result on day 29 between 2 and 3 SDs of the mean; the other control is within 2 SDs of its mean. What is the correct procedure to follow?
a. Ignore the result unless it happens again the next day. b. Rerun the control and if acceptable continue with patients. c. Recalibrate the instrument. d. Open new vials of controls and repeat both controls.
Which of the following information is not usually included in the process of the doctrine of informed consent?
A. reputation of the physician performing the procedure B. risks involved in the procedure C. proposed modes of treatment D. available alternative modes of treatment E. why the treatment is necessary
You are dispatched to an industrial plant for a worker who was exposed to an unknown chemical. Upon arrival, you find the patient sitting outside of the plant. He has a white, dry powder covering his right arm. Care for this patient's exposure includes:
A. immediately flushing the area with sterile saline to stop the burning process. B. brushing the chemical from the patient's arm and then irrigating with water. C. removing the patient's clothing and immersing his arm in a container of water. D. removing the patient's clothing and flushing with copious amounts of water.
____________________ is a disease that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea, and is primarily a disease of puppies
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