Which of the following is a sign that CPAP is improving your patient's clinical status?
A. Increase in heart rate
B. Increase in respiratory rate
C. Decrease in respiratory rate
D. The patient becomes combative
Ans: C. Decrease in respiratory rate
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Incision of the space between the mastoid cells and the upper part of the middle ear along with dissection of the mastoid bone:
A) radical mastoidectomy. B) simple mastoidectomy. C) complete mastoidectomy. D) modified radical mastoidectomy.
In a healthy patient, for air to be exhaled from the lungs, what must occur?
A) The diaphragm must relax. B) The CO2 levels must be low. C) The pressure is the lungs must be low. D) The intercostals muscle must contract.
You respond to a patient who is complaining of a sudden onset of a severe headache. The patient has a history of hypertension. You should suspect:
A) occlusive stroke. B) hemorrhagic stroke. C) migraine. D) hypertensive urgency.
Which of the following drugs is recommended for hypertension if the patient also has diabetes?
a. calcium channel blocker b. ACE inhibitor c. beta-blocker d. loop diuretic