Which of the following patients would be the MOST likely to be abused?
A) A 68-year-old man with asthma
B) A 62-year-old woman with dementia
C) An 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease
D) A 74-year-old man with incontinence
Answer: C
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All of the following statements about the physical assessment of a patient with an acute asthma attack are true EXCEPT:
a. sleepiness or stupor indicates severe hypercarbia, hypoxia, and acidosis. b. the disappearance of wheezing during a severe asthma attack is a good sign, because it indicates that bronchospasm has stopped. c. tenting of the skin and dryness of the mucous membranes can indicate dehydration due to the asthma attack. d. young children may not show the positional preferences of older children.
On inspecting a volume-pressure curve for a patient with restrictive lung disease, which of the following abnormalities would you expect to find?
1. Decrease in the slope of the volume-pressure curve 2. Increase in the area of the volume-pressure curve 3. Positive Ppl during exhalation a. 2 only b. 1, 2, and 3 c. 1 and 2 only d. 1 and 3 only
How many milligrams are in 1 grain?
Information on the release of patient health information in the policies and procedures manual is related to which regulations?
A) Infection control B) HIPAA C) OSHA D) Quality improvement