Define the medical terms listed below: tachycardia—
fast heart rate
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A) gold compounds B) antirheumatics C) hydrochlorides D) bisphosphonates
Which of the following is true of manual cell counts?
A. They can be performed when blood counts are decreased due to chemotherapy. B. They are more accurate than automated counts. C. They cannot be used to monitor a patient's progress. D. The RBC and WBC cannot be performed separately.
After determining that an alert patient is experiencing pain and after quantifying its intensity as being relatively mild (3 on a scale of 10), you should:
A. Immediately report your findings to the patient's physician B. Record your findings in the chart, i.e., respiratory care progress notes C. Repeat the intensity assessment to see if the results are reproducible D. Assess how much the pain is interfering with the patient's activities
When identifying an inpatient, what information should be verified?
What will be an ideal response?