The basic unit for length in the metric system is the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
meter
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Your patient is a 77-year-old male whose wife called for EMS because he began acting confused a few hours ago. The patient has high blood pressure and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The patient is agitated and does not understand why you are there. Your assessment reveals warm, moist skin; a heart rate of 72; a respiratory rate of 24; and a blood pressure of 142/88. The patient has diminished breath sounds over the right middle lobe with coarse rhonchi in the right lower lobe; his oxygen saturation is 89 percent on room air.. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Pulmonary embolism B) Congestive heart failure C) Pneumonia D) Emphysema
Which of the following tasks is part of a secondary assessment?
a. Opening the airway b. Checking for life-threatening bleeding c. Inserting an OPA d. Taking a blood pressure reading
Replacing nutritional elements lost during the processing of food is known as
What will be an ideal response?
When performing a physical examination on a patient with a musculoskeletal injury, remember that:
A. Pulselesness and cyanosis in the injured extremity are common and should not alter your assessment and transport priorities. B. To obtain a SAMPLE history during or after your physical examination. C. Capillary refill is important to check, especially in adult patients. D. It is necessary to assess the joints above and below any bone injury, and you should assess the bones above and below any joint injury only if those areas have obvious trauma.