If a chart note documents that the patient has smoked two packs of cigarettes every day for the past 10 years, it would be an example of the patient's:
past history.
family history.
social history.
history of present illness (HPI).
Answer: social history.
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________ are more superficial than arteries and are used as phlebotomy sites for obtaining blood specimens and as sites to administer intravenous (IV) medications
a. Capillaries b. Veins c. Bronchioles d. Arterioles
Which of the following statements is true about the use of O2 during advanced cardiac life sup-port (ACLS)?
a. Expired air ventilation is sufficient during provision of ACLS. b. The highest possible FiO2 should be applied as quickly as possible. c. Lack of O2 (hypoxia) has little effect on other ACLS procedures. d. An FiO2 of 0.5 is most optimal for avoiding toxicity.
The axons not insulated by the myelin sheath are known as ________ matter.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which is the most appropriate action when you aspirate some blood while administering an IM injection?
a. Continue aspirating and, if no further blood appears, give the injection. b. Continue the injection and massage the site very well. c. Stop the injection and call the physician to observe site. d. Withdraw the needle, dispose of the needle, and start again.