You are artificially ventilating an adult male patient who is in respiratory arrest with a bag-valve mask. Which one of the following shows that you are ventilating this patient properly?
A) Adequate chest rise and fall
B) Ability to fully deflate the self-inflating bag
C) Clear and equal breath sounds
D) Ventilation rate of 20 breaths per minute
A
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While reading a patient's history, you discover the he has had pertussis. Which of the following BEST defines pertussis?
A) Whooping cough B) Croup C) Sore throat D) Common cold
Which of the following has an RQ of 1.0?
a. Fat b. Carbohydrates c. Protein d. Soy
Croup improves in warm, humidified air, which helps alleviate some of the respiratory edema.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A 46 year Hepatitis C positive woman comes to the clinic for her first Hepatitis B vaccine today. She tells you that she is leaving for a trip and will be away in one month when her second shot is due. What would you do?
a. Administer half of the vaccine today and save half for next week b. Discuss postponing the start of the vaccine series until after her trip. c. Schedule her to come back in 3 weeks for the second shot so that she has it before the trip. d. Tell her to come back for the second shot when she returns.