A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction is called:
A) desensitization
B) immunotherapy
C) anaphylaxis
D) an allergen
C
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Normal head circumference at birth should be between ________ inches
a. 10.5 and 12.5 b. 11.5 and 13.5 c. 12.5 and 14.5 d. 13.5 and 15.5
Your patient is a 19-year-old male who ingested thirty 500 mg tablets of Tylenol 25 minutes ago. Police officers on the scene are requesting that you "check him out" before they transport him for psychiatric evaluation. The patient denies ingesting other drugs or alcohol and has no complaints. HR = 94, BP = 116/74, RR = 12, SaO2 = 98%. Which of the following would be most appropriate?
A) Release the patient to law enforcement custody B) Transport to the emergency department and administer activated charcoal C) Transport to the emergency department and administer sodium bicarbonate D) Transport to the emergency department and start an IV of normal saline
Which of the following ventilator-related factors have a major effect on metered dose inhaler de-livery of aerosolized drugs during mechanical ventilation?
1. Mode of support 2. Presence of positive end expiratory pressure 3. VT 4. Inspiratory wave form a. 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 2, 3 and 4 only d. 1, 3, and 4 only
Compression should be continuously applied, even throughout the night while the athlete is sleeping.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)