A frantic mother called 911 because she found her 18-month-old daughter playing with a bottle of drain cleaner. When assessing this patient, what would provide the strongest evidence that the child ingested some of the liquid?
A) Persistent crying
B) Burns to her mouth
C) Garbled speech
D) Elevated heart rate
B) Burns to her mouth
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Elizabeth is working with Mr. Johnston , a 75-year-old patient. The office is in the middle of converting from paper medical records to an electronic medical records system. Mr. Johnston expresses that he is unhappy with this change
He states that he does not understand what is wrong with paper charts and that he is worried about the privacy of his medical information. Discuss why Mr. Johnston might be upset and how Elizabeth should deal with the situation. What might she tell Mr. Johnston to make him feel more confident regarding the electronic medical record system? What will be an ideal response?
When ordering immunizations for a child, the clinician
A) should copy forward the flow sheet cells of the child's previous immunizations. B) must click the Tools toolbar button and select Order Vaccines from the drop-down menu that appears. C) must enter the order using the encounter portion of the pane. D) can enter an order by double-clicking in the flow sheet cell that corresponds to a particular immunization.
When loading the mandibular tray with alginate, the material is loaded in ____________
a. several increments b. one increment from the posterior c. several increments from the lingual and posterior d. two increments from the lingual
When assessing a patient with difficulty breathing, which of the following findings would lead you to suspect congestive heart failure as the underlying cause?
A. The patient is a long-term smoker and takes corticosteroid medications on a daily basis. B. The onset of the difficulty breathing was acute and the patient takes prescribed diuretics. C. The patient is coughing up thick green sputum and has prescriptions for Atrovent and Advair. D. The patient is receiving home oxygen therapy, has pink skin, and is breathing through pursed lips.