Which laboratory test listed would be useful to the clinician to assess patients with osteoporosis?
A. Urinary magnesium
B. Total serum calcium
C. Serum NTX-I
D. Serum PTH
C
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a. rest b. fear c. tears d. ease
You are transporting a patient to the hospital with a gunshot wound and are being accompanied in the patient compartment by a police officer. Just before going into cardiac arrest, the patient says, "It was Joey. Joey did this to me." The patient cannot be resuscitated and is pronounced dead in the emergency department. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the patient's dying declaration?
A) You should write a narrative account of the incident, including the patient's statement, and keep it for your personal records. B) You should record the patient's statement verbatim in your prehospital care report. C) It is not necessary for you to document it, because the patient technically did not die in the back of the ambulance. D) It is not necessary for you to document it, because it was witnessed by law enforcement.
Which of the following is a symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemia?
A) irritability B) fruity odor on the breath C) headache D) seizures
The cavity that contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine is the ____
A) pelvic cavity B) abdominal cavity C) thoracic cavity D) buccal cavity