Which of the following BEST supports a selected management option?
A. A portion of clotted blood that breaks free within the circulatory system and causes an obstruction of blood flow, otherwise known as an embolus
B. Identified inflammation of the peritoneal lining
C. Emergent abdominal surgery for suspected ruptured appendicitis
D. Insertion of a needs between the two layers of the pleural lining for the purpose of identifying the nature of the fluid
C
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1. Hypoventilation 2. Hypertension 3. Cyclical deeper and then more shallow breathing 4. Rebreathing dead-space gas a. 1, 4 b. 1, 3 c. 2, 3, 4 d. 1, 2, 3, 4
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You have arrived next to a patient who reportedly had a seizure. Assessment reveals him to be apneic with vomitus in the airway. He has a radial pulse, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic. Which one of the following should you do immediately?
A) Check breath sounds. B) Apply a nonrebreather mask. C) Start artificial ventilation. D) Suction the airway.
Junctional rhythms occur because the electrical impulse comes from the AV junction instead of the ________.
A. SA node B. Purkinje fibers C. Ventricles D. Bundle of His