The first step in positioning a patient on the examining table, no matter what position is used, is to _____
a. greet the patient
b. identify the patient
c. place a gown on the examining table before the patient enters
d. perform hand hygiene
d
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The total amount of water lost from blood plasma across the capillary membrane into the interstitial space is called:
a. osmotic pressure. c. net filtration. b. oncotic force. D. osmolarity.
____________________________________________ receptors cause vasodilation and bronchodilation
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A 74-year-old man experienced partial- and full-thickness burns to his arms and chest resulting from a fire that started after he fell asleep while smoking his cigar. The patient's son, who arrived at the scene shortly after you, states that his father has congestive heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, and atrial fibrillation. In addition to administering supplemental oxygen, it is MOST important for you to:
A) avoid narcotic analgesics because of his medical history. B) auscultate his breath sounds before administering IV fluids. C) obtain a 12-lead ECG to assess for signs of cardiac ischemia. D) apply cold, moist dressings to his burns to provide pain relief.
A lateral wrist projection obtained with the wrist in slight internal rotation demonstrates the
1. distal scaphoid anterior to the pisiform. 2. radius posterior to the ulna. 3. distal scaphoid distal to the pisiform. 4. radius anterior to the ulna. a. 1 and 2 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 1 and 4 only d. 2 and 3 only