Prehospital treatment for patients with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma focuses on:
A) intubation and insulin administration.
B) correction of electrolyte abnormalities.
C) high-flow oxygen and IV or IM glucagon.
D) airway management and fluid rehydration.
Answer: D) airway management and fluid rehydration.
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The protein that gives a red color to erythrocytes is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Deoxyribose is a sugar found in
A. RNA. B. DNA. C. glycogen. D. starch. E. ATP.
A pregnant patient seeks your counsel pertaining to anesthesia during delivery. She is particularly interested in a caudal epidural block. You explain that this procedure:
A) eliminates all pain associated with labor and delivery. B) just minimizes the pain sensations that arise from the lower part of the birth canal (cervix and vagina) and the perineum. C) just minimizes the pain sensations that arise from the body and fundus of the uterus. D) just minimizes the pain associated with fibers traveling in the pudendal nerve. E) is typically not used for delivery, but rather for an episiotomy.