You are by the side of an 11-month-old female with a decreased level of consciousness. Caregivers will not provide an accurate history of how the child came to this condition, only that she was difficult to wake up this morning, about 30 minutes ago. When assessing the child, which finding would be most immediately concerning?
A) Bruise to the head
B) Lack of crying as you assess her
C) Bradycardic heart rate
D) Healing bruises on the lower legs
C) Bradycardic heart rate
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A condition that is caused by a decreased number of red blood cells is called:
A) erythrocythemia. B) leukemia. C) anemia. D) polycythemia.
You are called for a patient who is complaining of being weak and dizzy. He reports that he does not have enough money to pay for his medications so he has not gotten them refilled. Your service has an automatic blood pressure machine and you use it to measure the patient's blood pressure while you count his respirations. The blood pressure machine reports a blood pressure of 280/140. What should
you do next? A) Take a manual blood pressure. B) Call immediately for ALS response. C) Begin transport immediately. D) Continue with vital sign assessment.
The first time you should check a medication's label is when:
A. the medication is removed from its container B. the medication is returned to the storage area C. you are about to administer the medication D. the medication is taken from the storage area
Which is one of the four phases of bacteria's reproduction stage?
a. Birth phase b. Development phase c. Log phase d. Working phase