You find an elderly patient who is unconscious and appears in poor condition. The patient was last seen three days ago. The house is hot as the area has been experiencing a heat wave with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees for the past two weeks. The patient is hot, dry, and breathing deeply and rapidly. Pulses are present and are full and bounding. Your immediate attention should be directed
to:
A) immediate cooling to reduce body core temp.
B) gentle cooling to avoid hypothermia.
C) insertion of a supraglottic airway.
D) administering saline to combat the electrolyte loss.
A
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You respond to a patient with difficulty breathing. Upon assessment you notice that the patient is sitting in the tripod position, with marked JVD. The patient has clubbing in the fingers and new pitting edema. You should suspect:
A) CHF. B) COPD. C) cor pulmonale. D) pulmonary neoplasm.
Pursed lip breathing is most commonly observed when a patient has:
A) Pneumonia B) Croup C) Upper airway obstruction D) COPD
Determining the cause of a disease is referred to as ____.
A. causality B. latency C. mortality D. morbidity
When completing FL12, the date entered for HH benefits begins at the time the patient elects to receive this form of care.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)