Encounter notes should be as short as possible.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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____________________ are the fundamental guides to prehospital care.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The tough, whitish band that connects bone to bone is:
a. ligament b. tendon c. cartilage d. epiphyseal plate
A 78-year-old nursing home patient is found to have severe pedal edema. His neck veins are flat. No adventitious sounds are present in the lung fields. There is no abdominal distention. The patient reportedly spends 12 to 14 hours a day sitting in front of the TV with his feet in a dependent position. The edema of his ankles and feet probably results from:
a. right-sided heart failure. b. immobility and the dependent position of his feet. c. liver disease. d. left-sided heart failure.
While performing an evaluation of a patient in respiratory distress, the therapist notes that the patient displays an accentuated decrease in the pulse rate and blood pressure during inspiration. How should the therapist describe this finding?
A. a normal clinical feature B. tachycardia C. pulsus paradoxus D. respiratory alternans