A 70-year-old male tells you that he took three of his wife's nitroglycerin tablets for chest pain prior to calling EMS. This information is clinically important to you because it:
A. may have an effect on the treatment you provide.
B. confirms that the patient is having a heart attack.
C. identifies that his wife has a cardiac history.
D. is illegal to obtain medication from other people.
Ans: A. may have an effect on the treatment you provide.
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Which of the following most accurately describes why it is best to avoid taking a blood pressure on an arm with an AV graft in place?
A) The blood pressure cuff will compress the graft, causing damage. B) The pressure created by the cuff is guaranteed to rupture the AV graft. C) Restricting circulation through the graft is likely to cause clot formation, a common problem with AV grafts. D) It is uncomfortable for a patient with an AV graft to have blood pressure taken on that arm.
Describe what points in the workflow are different between offices using a paper chart and those using an electronic chart
What will be an ideal response?
The abbreviation "tr" means __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A trauma patient with hypotension secondary to internal hemorrhage should receive IV fluid boluses in order to:
A) increase the systolic blood pressure to at least 110 mm Hg. B) restore the patient's blood pressure to its pretrauma reading. C) increase the pulse rate by no more than 10 beats/min. D) maintain the systolic blood pressure in a low normal range.