You are assessing a 70-year-old man with a blood glucose reading of 400 mg/dL and note the presence of sharply peaked T waves on the cardiac monitor. Which of the following medications would this patient MOST likely receive in the prehospital setting?
A) Insulin
B) Glucagon
C) Potassium
D) Bicarbonate
Answer: D) Bicarbonate
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A) All bone formation ceases immediately after the end of adolescence. B) Calcification of bones does not occur until an infant begins to learn to walk. C) It begins to ossify at six weeks of gestational age. D) All of the answers are correct. E) None of the answers are correct.
Overproduction of growth hormone limited to childhood causes acromegaly
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products. She develops an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency. Which of the following is the likeliest candidate?
A) aplastic anemia
B) iron-deficiency anemia
C) sickle cell anemia
D) vitamin K deficiency
E) vitamin B6 deficiency
Decompression sickness could occur if an airplane's cabin depressurized at a high altitude.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)