Your patient denies shortness of breath, but displays signs of respiratory distress. You state, "I know you said you have no difficulty breathing, but you can hardly speak for gasping for air." This is an example of:
A) confrontation.
B) empathy.
C) contradiction.
D) feedback.
A
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As you are assessing a 32-year-old asthmatic woman who has called EMS due to difficulty breathing, her husband enters the home through a back door and shouts, "Get your hands off her; she doesn't need your help. She needs to be taught a lesson about her smart mouth." Which of the following is the best course of action?
A) Attempt to remove the patient from the home and continue treatment en route to the hospital. B) Let the husband know that his behavior is inappropriate, and if it continues you will call for the police. C) Leave the scene and patient, then notify police. D) Continue assessment and respond that the patient is sick and needs medical attention.
Which of the following test results would help differentiate between type I and II protein C deficiencies?
a. PT and APTT b. Protein C antigen assay c. Protein C functional activity assay d. Protein S assay
The role of a first assistant includes
a. maintaining visibility of the surgical site. b. maintaining membership in the local hospital. c. organization of the back table and Mayo stand. d. starting the procedure before the surgeon gets there.
Y07 category codes are assigned when the assault is _____.
A. possible B. confirmed C. severe with head trauma D. probable