A patient's blood pressure is checked standing and sitting. There is an increase in the pulse rate of more than 10 bpm, and the blood pressure drops more than 20 points, so this patient is considered to have orthostatic hypotension. This is sometimes documented as a positive ________ test.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
tilt
A positive tilt test is a difference of more than 10 bpm in heart rate and a drop of more than 20 points in blood pressure when these vitals are checked in two different positions.
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A) the sympathetic ganglia are close to the spinal cord. B) only the sympathetic division innervates the target organs or tissue directly. C) the parasympathetic nervous system contains no ganglionic fibers. D) the sympathetic division does not use acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter.
You are treating a 2-year-old girl who fell off her bike. She is scared, continues to cry, and will not answer any of your questions. What would be a good strategy to help find out where the girl hurts?
A) Have the girl's mother ask your questions for you B) Tell the patient she will be okay if she tells you what hurts C) Promise the girl a reward like ice cream if she answers the questions D) Use an adult-like stern voice and tell the girl she needs to answer the questions
Based on the following ABG results, what is the most likely acid-base diagnosis? pH = 7.43, PCO2 = 20 mm Hg, HCO3– = 12.6 mEq/L
a. Acute (uncompensated) respiratory alkalo-sis b. Fully compensated metabolic acidosis c. Fully compensated respiratory alkalosis d. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis
Negligence requires the following elements EXCEPT
duty damage inconvenience causation