Emergency care for a child who had a seizure includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A) placing a bite block in the child's mouth to protect the tongue.
B) giving supplemental oxygen if indicated.
C) monitoring breathing and mental status.
D) placing the child in a comfortable position.
A
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Macrodrip tubing is indicated for all of the following patients EXCEPT a:
A) 68-year-old in anaphylactic shock. B) 77-year-old in CHF. C) 24-year-old in heat exhaustion. D) 17-year-old gunshot victim.
Medium incorporated with serum, arginine, penicillin, and a pH indicator is used in the growth and detection of
A) M. hominis. B) Mycoplasma pneumoniae. C) Ureaplasma urealyticum. D) all of the above. E) B and C
Category II codes are not mandatory and are considered ____________________ codes.?
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Following delivery of a baby who was born at 38 weeks, you note the presence of thick particulate meconium in the amniotic fluid. The newborn has a strong cry, a heart rate of 120 beats/min, good muscle tone, and central cyanosis. You should:
A: avoid drying or stimulating the newborn and perform immediate tracheal suctioning with an ET tube. B: begin immediate positive-pressure ventilation as your partner prepares to intubate the newborn's trachea. C: give blow-by oxygen to the newborn as you are visualizing its vocal cords to assess for meconium in the airway. D: ensure the newborn is warm and dry, suction its mouth and nose, and administer blow-by oxygen.