Which of the following is commonly used as a preservative in a 10% solution and as a germicide and a sporicide in a 5% solution?
A. formaldehyde
B. alcohol
C. iodine
D. germicidal soap
A. formaldehyde
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Before the patient is taken to the operating room for cranial surgery, the respiratory therapist no-tices that he has jugular vein distention. The most likely cause of this problem is which of the following? a. Increased cardiac output b. Decreased ventricular preload c. Increased intracranial pressure d. Decreased systemic vascular resistance
When operating an oxygen tank it is important to adjust the flowmeter to the point at which it is releasing ____ liters of oxygen.
A. 2 to 4 B. 4 to 6 C. 6 to 8 D. 8 to 10
You are on the scene of a domestic assault in which the female victim defended herself against further attack by stabbing her attacker. Your patient is a 36-year-old man who has been stabbed in the posterior thorax about 1 centimeter to the right of the spinous process of T6. Your assessment reveals loss of motor and sensory function on the right side distal to T6 but intact motor function with
some loss of sensation on the left side distal to T6. Which of the following best explains this patient's presentation? A) "Pseudoneurologic" deficit to avoid being arrested B) Brown-Séquard syndrome C) Central cord syndrome D) Autonomic hyperreflexia
The type of injury most commonly associated with an incendiary device is:
A) Fractures B) Burns C) Injury from building collapse D) Radiation exposure