You are caring for a patient who intentionally drank a compound containing a high percentage of methanol. He is confused and lethargic, but has no obvious deficits to his airway, breathing, or circulation. En route to the hospital, the patient states that he is very nauseated and thinks that he is going to vomit. Your immediate action would be to:
A) Check the patient's breath sounds
B) Turn the patient on his side
C) Assess the patient's abdomen
D) Prepare the suction
B) Turn the patient on his side
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You are treating a 6-month-old patient who was accidentally dropped down a flight of steps, when her mother stumbled at the top of the stairway. The infant will only open her eyes and moan to deep painful stimuli, and tries to withdraw from the pain. Given these findings, you calculate her Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale score to be:
A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10
Possible ways to correct flow asynchrony in volume ventilation include which of the following?
1. Change to decelerating flow. 2. Increase peak flow to be greater than 60 L/min. 3. Match ventilator's inspiratory time to the patient's inspiratory time. 4. Decrease peak flow to be less than 60 L/min. a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 1, 3, and 4 only
How long does Medicare have to respond to an appeal for reconsideration?
a. 120 days b. 60 days c. 14 days d. 90 days
The central zone of ischemia of a CVA is the:
A. penumbra. B. core. C. medulla. D. subarachnoid.