If the patient is alert, administer a(n) ________________________________________ agent, such as ________________________________________ (________________________________________), before administering any neuromuscular blocking agents

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


sedative, midazolam, Versed

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A 32-year-old female presents with a positive medical history. She is six months pregnant and has come to the dental office because of some pain in the maxillary right central. While waiting for the dentist to come into the operatory, she complains of feeling hot and a little dizzy. A few minutes later, she loses consciousness. The auxiliary assumes the patient is suffering from syncope. She places the patient in the Trendelenburg position, administers oxygen, and passes an ammonia capsule underneath the patient’s nose. What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is not a professional organization and, in fact, avoids allegiance to any specific professional organization or association?

A. National Healthcareer Association B. American Medical Technologists C. National Center for Competency Testing D. American Association of Medical Assistants E. National Association for Health Professionals

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A 33-year-old female presents with lower abdominal quadrant pain. She is conscious and alert, but in moderate pain. While your partner is asking her questions about her medical history, you take her vital signs. When you assess her radial pulse, you are unable to locate it. You should:

A. assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse. B. advise your partner that the patient's blood pressure is low. C. immediately take her blood pressure to see if she is hypotensive. D. conclude that she is perfusing adequately since she is conscious.

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  The item labeled F in the illustration is a(n) ________ gland.

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

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