In the United States, mobile intensive care units (MICUs) initially were staffed by:
A) physicians.
B) registered nurses.
C) funeral home directors.
D) nonphysician providers.
Answer: D) nonphysician providers.
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A. Office managers B. Instructors of medical assistant education programs C. Medical records managers D. All of these
Reports have described serious hazards resulting from the failure to secure equipment in the patient compartment.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The baseline pressure on a mechanical ventilator operating in the ICU has been changed from 8 cm H2O to 12 cm H2O. The trigger sensitivity had been set, and remains at 2 cm H2O. To what pressure will the circuit pressure have to decrease for inspiration to be pressure triggered?
A. 2 cm H2O B. 6 cm H2O C. 10 cm H2O D. 14 cm H2O
When the median nerve in the wrist is excessively compressed, causing weakness and numbness in the hand and pain in the wrist, hand, or elbow, the patient most likely has _______________ _______________ syndrome.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).