Which of the following most often results when heart function declines and fluid fills spaces of the lungs?
A. Pulmonary edema
B. Pulmonary embolism
C. TB
D. Pneumothorax
E. RDS
A. Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluids fill spaces within the lungs.
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D. arranging for a hospital admission.
A. preparing a patient for an examination. B. meeting safety and fire protection standards. C. maintaining patient medical records. D. greeting patients and answering telephones.
End-tidal colorimetric capnography measures:
A) carbon dioxide in exhaled air. B) the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood. C) the amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in plasma. D) the percentage of hemoglobin saturated with carbon dioxide.
Phlebotomists should ask about which of the following prior to a fingerstick?
A) if the patient would prefer a stick on his or her earlobe B) if the patient has had anything to eat or drink lately C) if the noise of the device is bothersome D) how deep the patient would like the stick
Procedures that may be necessary before dismissing the patient include all of the following, except:
a. Performing additional lab or diagnostic testing. b. Telling the patient you will review the chart and call if there are to be any outside tests. c. Providing the patient with home care instructions. d. Giving any prescriptions or drug samples to the patient and providing instructions on how to take the medication.