The bowel sounds of a patient with a small bowel obstruction are described as "____________________," like the sound of a toilet with a leak.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


tinkling

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When it comes to changes in the EMS industry to address best practices, the EMS professional should:

A) take the role as a passive recipient. B) be active in assessing needs and making change happen. C) rely on others to lead. D) be concerned about present versus future goals.

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While performing routine quantitative analysis of a record, a medical record employee finds an incident report in the record. The employee brings this to the attention of her supervisor. Which best practice should the supervisor follow to deal with this situation?

A. Remove the incident report and send it to the patient. B. Tell the employee to leave the report in the record. C. Remove the incident report and have nursing personnel transfer all documentation from the report to the medical record. D. Refer this record to the Risk Manager for further review and removal of the incident report.

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What does the abbreviation D5W stand for?

A) 5 liters of distilled water B) 5% dextrose in water C) 1 part dextrose in 5 parts water D) 5 grams of dextrose in 10 mL of water

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