All of the following can be used for the treatment of gout EXCEPT ________.
A. caffeine
B. diet rich in colorful vegetables
C. diet rich in cooked vegetables
D. medications
Answer: A
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You have just delivered a newborn who was initially apneic and cyanotic. After suctioning, drying, warming, and stimulating the infant and administering blow-by oxygen, you find that the infant has a ventilatory rate of 35 with signs of respiratory distress, a weak brachial pulse of 70, and continuing central cyanosis. Which of the following should you do next?
A) Start an IV using the umbilical vein and administer a 20 mL/kg fluid bolus. B) Begin chest compressions at a rate of 120 per minute and reevaluate after 1 minute. C) Perform ventilations with a bag-valve-mask device and supplemental oxygen. D) Intubate and instill 0.04 mg of epinephrine diluted in saline into the tube.
Performing patient care duties that you have not been trained to do, even if done in good faith, can result in charges of _________________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Central chemoreceptors located in the medulla provide feedback to increase the rate and depth of breathing when they sense:
A. slight elevations in carbon dioxide or a decrease in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid. B. slight decreases in carbon dioxide and an increase in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid. C. decreased levels of oxygen in the blood and an increase in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid. D. increased levels of oxygen in the blood and a decrease in the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid.
If the patient sustains burns to the hands, the EMT should remove:
A. Jewelry. B. Peeling skin. C. Dressings that are separating the digits. D. Acrylic fingernails.