Which of the following is called cancer of the blood?
a. Leukocytosis
b. Thrombopenia
c. Leukemia
d. Sarcoma
ANS: C
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The term for a competent adult patient's right to determine what happens to his own body is:
a. autonomy. b. justice. c. beneficence. d. nonmaleficence.
Which of the following best describes the effect of hyperventilation in the brain-injured patient?
A) It is beneficial, because vasodilation results in increased cerebral blood flow. B) It is detrimental, because vasodilation causes an increase in tissue edema. C) It is beneficial, because vasoconstriction results in decreased tissue edema. D) It is detrimental, because vasoconstriction results in decreased cerebral perfusion.
Erb's point is located
A) at the third intercostal space of the left sternal border B) near the alae nasi C) along the anterior portion of the tracheaD) between the right and left upper quadrants of the abdomen
You are dispatched to a residence for a 20-year-old male with respiratory distress. When you arrive, you find that the patient has a tracheostomy tube and is ventilator dependent. His mother tells you that he was doing fine, but then suddenly began experiencing breathing difficulty. You should:
A) remove him from the mechanical ventilator and ventilate him manually. B) check the settings on the ventilator to ensure that it is functioning properly. C) detach the ventilator, suction the tracheostomy tube, and reassess the patient. D) remove the ventilator tubing and place an oxygen mask over the tracheostomy tube.