The governmental organization that serves as the world's leading agency for conducting and supporting medical research is the:
A. National Institute of Health.
B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C. U.S. Public Health Department.
D. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
E. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Answer: A
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Informed ________ forms provide permission from the patient to health care providers to perform clinical procedures.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Your patient is a 48-year-old female who is supine on the floor of a neighborhood health clinic. She became unconscious after receiving 250 mg of IM doxycycline. Clinic staff reports that the patient "broke out in hives and lost consciousness." The patient is being ventilated by bag-valve mask and has an IV of normal saline running wide open. A nurse practitioner on the scene informs you that, before your arrival, he administered 2 doses of 0.5 mg of epinephrine SC, 50 mg of diphenhydramine IV, and 1 L of NS. HR = 138; BP = 84/60; RR = 12/min, assisted with BVM; SaO2 = 94%. Of the following, which is the most appropriate continued treatment of this patient?
A) Intubate, Solu-Medrol IV, 250 cc NS fluid challenge, transport. B) Intubate, administration of dopamine IV infusion, rapid transport. C) Continue administering fluids and transport to the nearest facility. D) Initiate a second IV of NS wide open, intubate and hyperventilate, transport.
Drug samples are not intended to be distributed to patients.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You need to transport a patient by helicopter to your home base one and one-half hours away. You are using a bag-mask at a liter flow of 15 L/min. How many full "E" cylinders do you need for the transport?
A) one B) two C) three D) four