A patient has been actively seizing for 17 minutes. He is cyanotic with shallow respirations. What immediate care should you provide to this patient?
A) Determine if he has a history of seizures.
B) Place him in the lateral recumbent position.
C) Apply the automated external defibrillator.
D) Open the airway and begin positive pressure ventilation.
D
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Your patient is a 56-year-old male who is conscious and exhibits slurred speech, irritability, and cool, clammy skin. Blood glucose is 54 mg/dL. Proper treatment for this patient could include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) 5 to 10 mg of glucagon IM. B) consideration of D50 IV if the patient cannot follow simple commands. C) IV of NS. D) administration of oral glucose if the patient is able to swallow.
The famous admonition "If you can't do the patient good, at least avoid harm," speaks of the two important principles, of beneficence and ____________________
a. confidentiality b. justice c. veracity d. nonmaleficence
Which consists of the body of rules and principles that govern the rights and duties between parties?
A) private/civil B) criminal C) penal D) public
Which blood test measures the rate at which red blood cells settle out of unclotted blood in an hour?
A) erythrocyte sedimentation rate B) mean sedimentation rate C) erythrocyte clotting rate D) leukocyte clotting rate