An Emergency Medical Responder asks you to explain a pneumothorax. You would explain that a pneumothorax occurs when:
A) The lung becomes overinflated with air the patient is unable to breathe
B) Air accumulates around the lung, causing a portion of it to collapse
C) The trachea becomes obstructed, causing the lungs to collapse
D) Air enters the lung and alveoli from a traumatic opening in the chest wall
B) Air accumulates around the lung, causing a portion of it to collapse
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Of all the following guidelines for palpation, which one do you think is the most important?
a. Make sure that your body is in a comfortable position as you palpate. b. Observe clients for pain responses, avoid endangerment sites, and do no harm. c. Work slowly but not so slowly that your overanalyze what you feel. d. Compare sides to check symmetry and gauge the qualities of the tissues.
In a junctional rhythm, the QRS is normally:
a. inverted. b. narrow. c. wide. d. notched.
Vein graft repair of blood vessel, right arm. Report code _____
a. 35206-RT b. 35226-RT c. 35236-RT d. 35256-RT
The net worth of a government-owned healthcare facility is referred to in accounting as ____.
A. owner's equity B. stockholder's equity C. net assets D. fund balance