Your patient is an 80-year-old male complaining of lower back pain that radiates through to the abdomen. He describes the pain as "ripping" in nature. He is pale, diaphoretic, and anxious, and has a blood pressure of 210/100 mmHg, a pulse of 112 beats per minute, and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute. Which of the following conditions is MOST likely?
A) Gallbladder disease B) Bowel obstruction
C) Abdominal aortic aneurysm D) Diverticulitis
C
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Which of the following can be said about temperature therapy?
A) It is another term for hydrotherapy. B) It is a more general term for therapeutic applications of hot and cold water. C) It is a general term for therapeutic applications of hot and cold, with or without water. D) It is only offered in specialized health settings.
The ________________________________________ requires that consumers be provided with informed consent and information about their right to make advance health care decisions
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The extensor tendons are located ____________________ on the wrist
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Several cycles of basic life support maneuvers have failed to relieve a severe airway obstruction in an unresponsive 44-year-old woman. You should:
A) intubate the patient and attempt to push the foreign body into one of the mainstem bronchi. B) continue basic life support maneuvers and transport the patient to the hospital immediately. C) perform direct laryngoscopy and attempt to remove the obstruction with Magill forceps. D) place the patient's head in a neutral position and perform an emergency cricothyrotomy.