You are assisting a paramedic in the transport of a patient from a community hospital emergency department to a large medical center. The patient was diagnosed with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and received fibrinolytic therapy in the ED. Currently, you are transporting the patient with the fibrinolytic medication infusing through an IV. In regards to the fibrinolytic therapy,
you know that during this transport, you will need to closely monitor the patient for what complication?
A) Respiratory arrest
B) Internal bleeding
C) Hypoglycemia
D) Hypertension
B
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A) Frank-Starling principle. B) Sparrow principle. C) Fick principle. D) None of the above
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A) Implementation phase B) Treatment phase C) Assessment phase D) Evaluation phase
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A) banana B) cantaloupe C) pineapple D) pumpkin
Subcutaneous emphysema is an indication that:
A. at least half of one lung has completely collapsed. B. your patient is experiencing a pericardial tamponade. C. air is escaping into the chest wall from a damaged lung. D. blood is slowly accumulating within the tissue of the lung.