How should you classify a patient's nature of illness if he or she has a low blood glucose level, bizarre behavior, and shallow breathing?
A) Cardiac compromise
B) Altered mental status
C) Behavioral emergency
D) Respiratory emergency
Ans: B) Altered mental status
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A. trigeminy B. ventricular flutter C. ventricular tachycardia D. ventricular fibrillation
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standard vegan lacto-vegetarian lacto-ovo vegetarian
Which describes the doctrine of res judicata?
A) Appeals to a court decision are prohibited, and a plaintiff would be required to stand before the Supreme Court. B) Final judgment of a competent court is conclusive upon the parties in any subsequent litigation involving the same cause of action. C) Parties of a lawsuit have the option of bringing a subsequent action raising the same claim or demand. D) Plaintiff can re-prosecute the defendant if a valid final judgment was administered by the court.
Which of the following organs does NOT utilize insulin for the cellular uptake of glucose?
A. Liver B. Brain C. Heart