Normal ESR in an adult female is ________ /mm/hr
a. 9 to 30
b. 20 to 35
c. 0 to 9
d. 0 to 20
d
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Prolonged physician service without direct patient contact refers to __________ patient contact on an inpatient or outpatient basis
a. critical care b. non-face-to-face c. standby d. unusual
You are working with a patient with an open wound who is currently taking steroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. What should you tell this patient regarding his/her wound healing?
What will be an ideal response?
You are treating a male patient with a sickle cell crisis. Vital signs are pulse, 124; respirations, 22 breaths/min; blood pressure, 156/92 mmHg; breathing, unlabored; and SpO2, 91%. Which instruction would you provide to other EMTs in the care of this patient?
A) "Let's place the patient on a nasal cannula with 2 lpm of oxygen." B) "I need someone to administer aspirin so we can thin his blood and get it moving." C) "The best thing we can do is just to transport the patient to the emergency department." D) "Remember that using a blood pressure cuff can cause significant bruising."
Milliamperage seconds determine the amount of radiation exposure the patient receives. The difference between the shades of gray is the ____________
a. density b. contrast