Allergic ________ is a hypersensitivity reaction to various airborne allergens.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis is a hypersensitivity reaction to airborne allergens such as dust, mites, molds, colognes, cigarette smoke, or animal dander.
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You arrive at a nursing facility for a "respiratory distress" call. The frantic nurse says that a patient cannot breathe. You find a 72-year-old woman who has a feeding tube visible from her mouth. She cannot speak and is having trouble breathing. Your partner asks how long the tube has been in place, and the nurse says it was just placed by the visiting doctor about 10 minutes ago. The doctor
has left the building. What is your best course of action? A) Place the patient on a nonrebreather mask and prepare to transport. B) Have the patient cough to dislodge the tube. C) Intubate the patient with the tube in place. D) Gently remove the tube and assess lung sounds.
While assessing a 23-year-old man with abdominal pain, you note discoloration around the umbilicus. This is known as:
A) ascites. B) borborygmi. C) Kernig's sign. D) Cullen's sign.
The term zone or ____ is used to refer to areas that are established to identify the various isolation points.
A. field B. sector C. quadrant D. isolation
To protect from theft by drug abusers, the physician's DEA license should never be left out in plain view or in a location that is easily accessible to patients
Indicate whether the statement is true or false