Patients with emphysema are commonly referred to as "pink puffers" because they:
A. develop polycythemia and often grunt during exhalation.
B. grunt when they breathe and maintain high arterial O2 levels.
C. breathe through pursed lips and may develop polycythemia.
Answer: C. breathe through pursed lips and may develop polycythemia.
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It is critical that the EMT never apply the AED to a person who is not in cardiac arrest because an accidental shock could:
A) Cause the patient extreme pain B) Cause the beating heart to go into cardiac arrest C) Cause the patient to lose his eyesight D) Produce full-thickness burns and lead to a deadly infection
The owner of a day care center for adults with Alzheimer's disease calls you to ask about an AED at her facility. Specifically, she asks if she will need a physician to oversee the AED program. Your reply should be:
A) "If you intend to use the AED on anyone younger than 50 years, a medical director will be needed." B) "A medical director is needed only if you are going to bill insurance companies for the provision of care; if you are not, a medical director is not needed." C) "You will need to have a physician medical director since the AED can be used only with his or her permission under his or her license." D) "If you get a semi-automated AED, you will need a physician medical director. Since fully automated AEDs are easier to use, a medical director is not needed."
Melanie is a 46-year-old unemployed patient who is being seen in the medical office because of a pain in her abdomen that has persisted for three weeks. The physician orders a urinalysis and several blood tests. When you begin preparing to draw her blood, Melanie says, "No! I don't want you to draw my blood. I just want to know what is causing the pain in my stomach. You don't need blood for that! I can't afford all these extra tests." You explain that the blood tests are needed to help diagnose the stomach pain, but Melanie continues to refuse to allow you to draw her blood. What should you do?
A. Inform Melanie that you must draw the blood because the physician ordered it B. Report her refusal to your supervisor or the physician and make a note in her chart C. Offer to draw the blood free of charge, since Melanie is unemployed D. Assure Melanie that insurance will cover the cost of the tests E. Ask colleagues in the office to assist you in drawing Melanie's blood
Explain the significance of the large number of "baby boomers" retiring in the next 10-15 years to the employment of health information professionals.
What will be an ideal response?