You have been called to a residence for a 63-year-old female with a history of COPD who is short of breath. The patient is moderately dyspneic with the following vital signs: pulse 124, respirations 20, blood pressure 162/56, and SpO2 at 86%. She is using an oxygen concentrator set at 5 lpm. What is your best course of action?
A) Attach a nonrebreather to the oxygen concentrator and increase the liter flow to 12.
B) Continue oxygen administration with the concentrator and transport the patient.
C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration oxygen to the patient.
D) Administer medical oxygen from your cylinder at the same rate as the concentrator.
C
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A) Unless the contusion is over a critical area, such as the spleen or liver, the likelihood of serious injury is minimal. B) A contusion to the abdomen should always increase your index of suspicion for underlying injury. C) If there is no rigidity or distension of the abdomen, serious injury is unlikely. D) The significance of the trauma is related to the amount of pain the patient experiences on palpation.
In a laser generator, what is found at both ends that allows for the amplification and stimulated emission of laser light?
a. LED lightbulbs b. magnetic poles c. mirror reflectors d. wire filaments
The modern PIO's responsibilities include:
a. saving lives. b. saving the environment. c. monitoring the image and confidence in governments. d. All of the above
Sterilization is best defined as
condition of being free from all pathogenic microorganisms. process by which all forms of life are completely destroyed. presence of a limited level of pathogenic organisms. process by which the number of pathogenic organism is reduced to a safe level.