Your patient is a 64-year-old man with a recurrent case of herpes. He has called 911 because he has raised, red lesions scattered around his stomach and back. His medical history includes taking medications for gout. Which of the following should you suspect?
A) Erythema multiforme
B) Stevens-Johnson syndrome
C) Toxic epidermal necrolysis
D) Cellulitis
A
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A hospital reports the following statistics for the past year: Births: 1,645, Deliveries: 1,540, C-sections: 268, and Obstetrical Discharges: 1,625. Calculate the C-section rate, rounded to two decimal places.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle collision involving a small pickup truck that struck the rear of a moving tractor-trailer. The driver of the tractor-trailer is walking around and complains of neck pain. The driver of the pickup truck is conscious, but cannot exit the vehicle because the door is stuck and the steering wheel is displaced onto his lap. The passenger of the pickup truck
is sitting upright in the passenger seat, is unconscious, but has radial pulses. Access to the passenger is not obstructed. A fourth patient, who was sitting in the pickup truck bed, is found about 10 feet away and responds to commands appropriately. Assuming your ambulance is the only emergency vehicle on the scene currently, which of the following patients should be packaged for transport first by the next arriving ambulance? A) Passenger in the pickup truck's front seat B) Tractor trailer driver C) Passenger ejected from the pickup truck bed D) Pickup truck driver
Sebum protects the skin from ________.
A. discoloration B. sunburns C. wrinkles D. dehydration
Denise is a 24-year-old who has been diagnosed with SARS. She has a fever, headache, and says she just aches all over. She is very worried, though, because she is a single mother and has two young children, ages 3 and 5. She knows that SARS is highly contagious and sometimes fatal, and she does not want to transmit the disease to her children. Which of the following might be your best suggestion for Denise?
A. "Don't worry; children have a natural immunity to most diseases." B. "Just be sure to wash your hands before feeding the children." C. "Is there someone else your children could stay with until you recover?" D. "Wear a mask and gloves at all times." E. "Make sure the children wash their hands frequently."