____ is a less-than-normal blood concentration of sodium.
A. Hypomagnesemia
B. Hypocalcemia
C. Hyponatremia
D. Hypokalemia
Answer: C
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A. CHAMPUS B. Medicare C. Medicaid D. TRICARE
Which of the following is NOT a basic characteristic of HMOs?
A. The members are involuntarily enrolled for a specified period. B. The HMO provides services on a prepaid basis. C. An HMO contracts with providers to deliver care to its patients. D. The HMO assumes legal, financial, public, and professional accountability.
Which of the following statements regarding airway management in the trauma patient is correct?
A) The jaw-thrust is useful in the trauma patient, but only if he or she is complaining of head or neck pain. B) Research has shown that the jaw-thrust is easier to perform and is therefore indicated for the more critical trauma patient. C) Performing the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver on a patient with a possible spinal injury could further injure or paralyze the patient. D) Trauma patients should always have their airway opened with the jaw-thrust while medical patients should receive the head-tilt, chin-lift.
Which of the following statements indicates that the speaker has an accurate understanding of altered mental status (AMS)?
a. "AMS describes any abnormal change in a person's level of awareness." b. "AMS occurs only when a patient is not responsive to verbal or painful stimuli." c. "AMS should be suspected only when a patient is on medications that can cause confusion." d. "AMS is any mental state in a person with diabetes."