Your patient is complaining of abdominal pain, which increases when she walks. To avoid this, she walks with a shuffling gait. She also complains of fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting. She is MOST likely experiencing:
a. an ectopic pregnancy. c. pelvic inflammatory disease.
b. a ruptured ovarian cyst. d. endometritis.
c
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On scene, you find a 2-year-old male in significant respiratory distress. He is responsive to verbal stimuli and exhibits noisy respirations through an open airway. His breathing is shallow at a rate of 44 breaths per minute. His pulse is rapid. Assessment of the skin shows it to be cool and diaphoretic with cyanosis to the extremities and around the mouth. What is the immediate priority for this
patient? A) Start positive pressure ventilation. B) Insert an oropharyngeal airway. C) Apply oxygen through a pediatric nonrebreather mask. D) Move to the ambulance for immediate transport.
Which of the following is NOT true about the human services sector?
A) They assesses, diagnose, and treat childhood mental illness and cognitive disorders. B) Self-help groups play a major role for this group. C) Social services and school-based counseling belong to this sector. D) Religious counselors belong to this sector.
The official record regarding mental health care is _____
A) Documented by providers and includes care and treatment B) Maintained separately from the general patient record C) Not required to be maintained by federal or state law D) Stored by the clinicians, who have sole possession
For an AP chest projection obtained with a mobile x-ray unit,
1. the IR is positioned parallel with the midcoronal plane. 2. the image is obtained without the use of a grid. 3. the manubrium is superimposed over the fourth thoracic vertebra. 4. 10 or 11 posterior ribs are demonstrated above the diaphragm. a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4