Consider a hemorrhagic stroke if the patient describes it as:
A) lasting for more than 18-24 hours.
B) sudden in onset and "the worst headache of my life."
C) being accompanied by nausea and photosensitivity.
D) dull or achy pain with a feeling of forceful pressure.
Answer: B
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SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).A 53-year-old male patient has cut his leg with a chain saw. His airway is patent, he is breathing 18 times per minute with good tidal volume, and supplemental oxygen has been applied. Bleeding has been controlled with a tourniquet, and the patient is pale, diaphoretic, and anxious. In the past, it was thought that if a tourniquet was used, the patient would always lose the limb to which the tourniquet was applied. What will prevent this from happening?
A. Reapplying the tourniquet every 10 minutes B. Application of a pressure dressing over the tourniquet C. Immediate transport to the hospital D. Replacing the tourniquet with a pressure dressing after 20 minutes
Which of the following are associated with auto-PEEP? 1. Erroneous calculation of static lung compliance 2. Hemodynamic compromise 3. Barotraumas 4. Increasing mean airway pressure
a. 1 and 3 only b. 1 and 2 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Use of the Dräger E-4 nebulizer in the "Neo" setting will do which of the following?
a. Increase the base flow from 6 L/min to 11 L/min b. Cause a 6% decrease in the oxygen con-centration in any mode c. Divert 6 L/min away from the patient cir-cuit to the nebulizer d. Decrease oxygen concentration signifi-cantly with rates greater than 12 breaths/min
The Patient's Bill of Rights serves to express to the patient the existence of such rights as privacy and confidentiality, but not informed consent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)