Which rate is a ratio of the total number of deaths to the total number of discharges?
A. Net death rate
B. Gross death rate
C. Hospital death rate
D. Mortality rate
Answer: B
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The electrocardiogram (EKG) depicts the:
a. clinical condition of your patient. b. mechanical activity of the heart. c. electrical activity of the heart. d. functional ability of the heart.
You respond to a motor vehicle collision in which a 22-year-old woman has suffered several cuts. You determine that the airway is patent and the patient is breathing adequately. The patient's blood pressure is maintaining at a stable level, and you estimate that she has lost approximately 10 percent of her circulating blood volume. She is alert and oriented but seems nervous. From these findings,
you would determine that your patient is in ________ hemorrhage. A) Class I B) Class II C) Class III D) Class IV
A red blood cell component will generally have a maximum hematocrit of
a. 38% (0.38) b. 50% (0.50) c. 65% (0.65) d. 80% (0.80)
Which hemostatic disorder usually is represented by a decreased platelet count, normal PT, normal APTT, and abnormal bleeding time?
a. Thrombocytosis b. Thrombocytopenia c. Vascular disorder d. Platelet dysfunction