While performing the primary assessment on a patient with an isolated spinal cord injury, you note that he is in severe respiratory distress and struggling to breathe. Where should you suspect the spinal cord injury has occurred?
A) Diaphragm
B) Cervical spine
C) Thoracic spine
D) Lumbar spine
B) Cervical spine
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Another complicating factor in the assessment and care of the elderly is ________________________, in which there is concurrent use of a number of drugs
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Cardiac muscle is different from smooth muscle in the fact that it has:
A) different nerve pathways. B) automaticity. C) peristalsis. D) There is no difference.
Building codes require that plastics must be separated from the interior of the building by a thermal barrier of ___ inch (mm) of gypsum wallboard
A. ¼ (6.5) B. ½ C. ¾ D. 1
You suspect that an unresponsive female patient may be diabetic. To help confirm this suspicion, where would you send your partner to look for vials of insulin?
A) Bathroom B) Bedside table C) Refrigerator D) Nightstand