Purpura is the accumulation of blood under the skin that forms multiple pinpoint hemorrhages

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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List considerations for pediatric infusions and why they differ from adult infusions

What will be an ideal response?

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In 1662, a chemist published a book that described the relationship between gas, volume, and pressure. What was the chemist's name?

a. Sir Isaac Newton b. Robert Boyle c. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek d. Nicolaus Copernicus

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The physician who is primarily responsible for a patient's care while in the hospital is referred to as the:

admitting physician. attending physician. rendering physician. primary care physician.

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The respiratory assessment of a 44-year-old female patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis shows: vital capacity 475 mL, maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) ?18 cm H2O

The patient is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 188 lb. The most recent ABG on a 2 L/min nasal cannula is pH 7.32, PaCO2 49 mm Hg, PaO2 77 mm Hg, SaO2 95%, HCO3? 24 mEq/L. The most appropriate recommendation for this patient is which of the following? a. 50% air entrainment mask b. Continuous positive airway pressure c. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation d. Intubation and mechanical ventilation

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