Following exposure to an industrial pesticide, a patient is responsive to pain only, is coughing up copious secretions, and has a heart rate of 40 beats/min. Priority treatment for this patient includes:
A) pralidoxime.
B) oral suctioning.
C) atropine sulfate.
D) tracheal intubation.
Answer: B) oral suctioning.
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a. Ketamine b. Ativan c. Diazepam d. Etomidate
High-rise buildings exceeding ___ stories have become commonplace today
A) 60 B) 80 C) 100 D) 110
The largest bone of the face, which forms the upper jaw, the hard palate, the floor of the nose, and the lower portion of each eye socket, is the:
a. mandible. b. zygoma. c. frontal bone. d. maxilla.
What does the acronym "ENT/M" refer to?
a. Ears, Nasal septum, Throat, Mandible b. Ears, Nose and Throat Mucous c. Ears, Nose, Throat and Mouth d. Ears, Nose, Thyroid and Mandibular