While using the AED to treat a patient in cardiac arrest, your partner informs you that he can feel a carotid pulse. What should you do immediately?
A) Obtain a heart rate and blood pressure
B) Reanalyze the patient's heart rhythm
C) Insert an oropharyngeal airway and begin positive pressure ventilation
D) Assess the patient's airway and breathing adequacy
D) Assess the patient's airway and breathing adequacy
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A) Proximate cause B) Duty to act C) Damage D) Implied consent
Cystic fibrosis affects all of the following systems EXCEPT ________
A) urinary B) reproductive C) digestive D) respiratory
Convert 8.09 L to milliliters.
A. 8.090 mL B. 80.90 mL C. 809 mL D. 8090 mL E. 80900 mL
Protein should account for approximately ____ of calories in a balanced diet?
a. 25% b. 40% c. 10% c. 55%