An adverse outcome in an office can include missing prescription pads or medications
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A pediatric patient is seen by paramedics for a seizure. The child has a fever of 101°F, was lethargic and irritable before the seizure, and has had no previous seizure activity. The child complained of a headache earlier in the day. What is the MOST likely problem?
a. Febrile seizure c. Hypoglycemia b. Meningitis d. Hypoxia
You are caring for one of three people involved in a stabbing incident at a local bar. You move your patient into the back of the ambulance and begin care. Prior to leaving the scene, you find a knife in the patient's pocket. How should you proceed?
A) Bag the knife and take it to the hospital. B) Place the knife in a belongings bag along with the patient's other personal effects. C) Ask you partner to get a law enforcement officer and have the officer retrieve the knife. D) Ask the patient if the knife was used during the incident.
A patient who is short of breath and has a history of right arm paralysis from a stroke has asked you to help him use his metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol. Since your medical director requires on-line authorization for albuterol, you would:
A) contact medical command for authorization. B) withhold the medication and transport. C) advise the hospital that the patient will need albuterol D) administer the medication and document accordingly.
If a medication has an extended-release system, it means that the drug will be
a. liberated over a prolonged period b. liberated immediately c. taken into the circulatory system by the arteries d. taken into the circulatory system by the veins