You are assessing a patient who informs you that her body abnormally forms blood clots, even when they are not needed to stop bleeding. Which one of the following conditions should you expect the patient to have?
A) Low red blood cell numbers
B) High white blood cell counts
C) Decreased clotting factors
D) Elevated number of platelets
D
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A) hair down, makeup and jewelry matching, clean clothes, and matching shoes. B) uniform clean and pressed, hair down, and minimal makeup and jewelry. C) pants suit or dress, matching makeup and jewelry, and shoes in good repair. D) clean uniform, hair pulled back, minimal jewelry and makeup, and shoes clean and in good repair.
Which of the following is MOST likely to occur as a result of rapid deceleration without actual contact between the patient's body and the interior of the vehicle?
A) Blunt trauma to the pancreas B) Rupture of the colon C) Kidney contusion D) Shearing injury of the liver
General anesthetics are contraindicated if a patient has taken which of the following within 14 days?
A) Anticonvulsants B) MAO inhibitors C) Alcohol D) Cimetidine
Which of the following would be an unexpected finding in myleodysplastic syndrome with a deletion of 5q?
a. Refractory anemia b. Thrombocytosis c. Less than 1% blasts in peripheral blood d. Auer rods