The doctor prescribes heparin 3,000 units sub-Q four times a day. You have heparin 1,500 units per milliliter. You give ________
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: 2 milliliters
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An Emergency Medical Responder asks you why you should not overextend the airway on a pediatric patient when performing a head-tilt, chin-lift. Your reply would be:
A) "The pediatric cervical spine is delicate and can be injured if the neck is hyperextended." B) "The trachea of the pediatric patient is very short and can be injured by extension." C) "The cartilage of the trachea is very soft and can ‘kink' if the neck is extended too far." D) "The pediatric esophagus is very thick and will occlude the airway if the neck is hyperextended."
A high-flow nasal cannula set at 15 L has been running for a while without water. Which of the following could have happened?
a. The cilia function increases. b. Turbulent convection stops. c. Airway resistance decreases. d. The isothermic saturation boundary shifts.
The primary mechanisms for thermolysis are:
A) vasoconstriction and shivering. B) vasodilation and sweating. C) vasodilation and shivering. D) shivering and sweating.
Drug metabolism is often impaired in the elderly because of a decrease in the ____________________ rate, as well as reduced hepatic clearance
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word