Your patient is going to have a lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. After surgery, she will have:
A. a risk of developing lymphedema.
B. stage 1 lymphedema.
C. pitting edema.
D. A and B.
A
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You are assessing a patient with COPD who uses an oxygen concentrator. As such, you recognize:
A) the patient cannot leave home with the concentrator. B) the patient has a tracheostomy tube with oxygen attachement. C) the patient requires less than 6 lpm of oxygen. D) the oxygen device humidifies the O2 prior to delivery.
What could the auxiliary have done to prevent this episode?
A 25-year-old female presents for routine dental treatment. This appointment is her second visit. On the first visit, she was very anxious, but tolerated the procedures well. At this appointment, the patient is kept waiting in the operatory for a longer period of time due to another patient’s treatment. As the dentist prepares to administer the local anesthesia, the auxiliary notes that the patient is beginning to breathe rapidly and deeply.
The following hemodynamic measurements were obtained from a patient in the intensive care unit: pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) = 67/25 mm Hg, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) = 18 mm Hg,
blood pressure (BP) = 100/50 mm Hg, central venous pressure (CVP) = 17 mm Hg, cardiac out-put (C.O.) = 5.7 L/min, and heart rate (HR) = 75 beats/min. Calculate this patient's pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). a. 295 dyne ? sec ? cm?5 b. 393 dyne ? sec ? cm?5 c. 800 dyne ? sec ? cm?5 d. 1165 dyne ? sec ? cm?5
Failure to act or perform duties according to the standard of care for phlebotomy is:
A) a battery B) negligence C) criminal action D) slander