A patient's chief complaint is "food impaction." How do you address the patient's chief complaint?
What will be an ideal response?
The patient's chief complaint is food impaction. The patient has extensive restorations in the mouth that are poorly contoured with open contacts. This may be the cause of the food impaction. Consult with the dentist to redo these restorations.
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Firefighters have pulled a 62-year-old male patient from a bedroom that was on fire. According to the firefighters, the patient was smoking in bed and fell asleep. They found him supine on the floor. Assessment reveals him to be responsive to painful stimuli, with soot in his airway. He is breathing rapidly, but has no evidence of burns to his body. His pulse is 124 beats/min, respirations are 24 breaths/min, blood pressure is 146/90 mmHg, and SpO2 is 95%. After providing the appropriate care, which of these questions would be the most important to ask the firefighters prior to transport?
A) "How did the fire start?" B) "How long was the patient trapped in the room?" C) "Which materials were burning in the room?" D) "How fast was the patient breathing when you found him?"
The medical term that means "in its normal position" is ________
A. in situ C. ischemia B. emboli D. thromboembolic
The liver is the largest gland in the body
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Clusters of which type of bone cells are responsible for bone remodeling?
a. Trabeculae b. Osteoclastic cutting cones c. Basic multicellular units d. Haversian system cells