Clotting time of blood specimens is affected by therapy that a patient may be taking

Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANS: anticoagulant

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You and your partner are treating a 25-year-old man with frostbite on the left hand. Your BLS unit is going to be delayed because of a severe winter storm that is occurring. You and your partner decide that you must rewarm the patient's hand while waiting for your BLS unit. You are in the patient's house, and there is no chance of the hand being refrozen. To rewarm the patient's hand, you are

going to submerge the hand in water. You know that the water must be between ________ and ________ degrees F. A) 98; 102 B) 104; 108 C) 102; 104 D) 110; 112

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Which of the following represent proper chest auscultation technique?

1. The practitioner should begin auscultation at the lung bases. 2. The patient should be instructed to breathe through an open mouth. 3. The patient should be placed in a comfortable upright position. 4. The patient should avoid deeply inhaling because it can mask certain lung sounds. a. 1 and 4 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 only d. 1, 2, and 4 only

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Internal and external hemorrhoidectomy (2 columns)

a. 46255 b. 46258 c. 46260 d. 46262

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Candidate certification from the NCCT is valid for a period of ____ years, from the date of certification indicated on each candidate's certificate

A) 2 B) 5 C) 7 D) 10

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