The term sustained maximal inspiration (SMI) as used by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Clinical Practice Guideline: Incentive Spirometry means:
A) positive expiratory pressure (PEP) mask therapy
B) flutter valve therapy
C) deep breathing and coughing
D) incentive spirometry
D
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You are treating a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive following administration of home insulin an hour before. The patient is cool, pale, and diaphoretic. The pulse is rapid and thready. Which of the following treatments is MOST likely to be beneficial to the patient?
a. Administration of insulin to stimulate circulating glucose to enter the cells. b. Administration of large volumes of normal saline to combat the shocklike symptoms. c. Administration of dextrose 50%. d. Close monitoring of the patient while allowing the insulin the patient has already used to take effect.
The job responsibility of the electrocardiograph (ECG) technician is to
A. attach electrodes to the patient's scalp and connect them to a recording instrument. B. record the electrical impulses reaching the heart muscles. C. examine specimens of human body tissues and fluids. D. prepare and administer radioactive drugs and operate radiation detection instruments.
Why is using a standard format for relaying medical information to the emergency department important?
A) A standard format reduces the opportunities for forgetting important medical information B) A standard format assists the EMT in maintaining his or her assessment skills C) Dispatch is better able to monitor and constructively critique the radio traffic to hospitals D) The EMS agency can increase its reimbursement from health care insurance companies
In preparation for the ophthalmic procedure entropion, the scrub should have ________ ready
A. chalazion clamps C. bipolar cautery B. muscle hooks D. an 8-inch metal ruler