Your patient is a three-year-old female who is unresponsive from ingesting several tablets of a tricyclic antidepressant. You are transporting her to the nearest hospital, which is 30 minutes away. Due to the child's lack of a gag reflex, you are preparing to intubate. If time allows before attempting laryngoscopy, you should have an assistant ventilate the child with 100 percent oxygen for:
A) 30 seconds.
B) 2 minutes.
C) 5 minutes.
D) 1 minute.
B
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Match each tissue type with its primary function
Nervous Tissue ____ Epithelial Tissue ____ Connective Tissue___ Cardiac Muscle Tissue____ Skeletal Muscle Tissue____ Smooth Muscle Tissue___ a. Provides electrical control and communication system. Pathway for the exchange of information between organs, the brain, spinal cord, etc. b. Covers and protects the body's structures. Protects underlying tissues. Provides location for absorption and secretion of nutrients and waste. c. Propels the blood throughout the body. d. Supports, contains, and gives shape to all structures of the body. e. Responsible for all of the movements of the body. Limb movement and locomotion. f. Its contractions propel material through vessels and the hollow canals of organs.
Code set CPT stands for:
A) child protective terminology. B) current physician terminology. C) cognitive performance terminology. D) current procedural terminology.
Which of the following clinical findings is NOT an indicator of an abnormal level of consciousness in an infant or small child?
A. Poor muscle tone B. Decreased interactiveness C. Bradycardia D. Poor eye contact
Results of an experiment show that Condition B performs better than Condition A during practice, but Condition A performs better than Condition B during a retention test. This finding suggests that:
A. Condition B is better for learning B. Condition A is better for learning C. Neither A nor B is better for learning D. No conclusion about learning is possible