A very small pill, usually gelatin- or sugar-coated containing a drug to be given in a small dose, is known as a ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
granule
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You have been called for an elderly female found by family members on the floor of her bathroom. She is unresponsive and has a bruise to the right side of her face. Her respirations are snoring and shallow. Her skin is cool and dry, and she is incontinent of urine. Her daughter tells you that the patient has a past medical history of stroke, COPD, and seizures. Which of the following would be
most appropriate when managing this patient's airway? A) Suction B) Jaw-thrust maneuver C) High-concentration oxygen D) Head-tilt, chin-lift
The bones of the cranium, face, spinal column, ribs, and sternum form the _______ skeleton
a. appendicular b. axial c. either a or b d. neither a nor b
The generic for Flomax® is:
A) Alfuzosin. B) Terazosin. C) Doxazosin mesylate. D) Tamsulosin.
You are responding to a drug-related emergency. While you are en route to the scene, the dispatcher informs you that the patient has overdosed on an unspecified narcotic. Which of these statements made by your partner indicates an understanding of overdoses with narcotic drugs?
A) "We will have to be careful because narcotic overdoses can cause hallucinations, and the patient may be violent." B) "When performing the primary assessment, we need to be alert for respiratory depression and have the naloxone ready." C) "If the patient is conscious, we will have to ask about chest pain since narcotics can increase the heart's workload." D) "We need to look at the pupils. If they are constricted, the patient has most likely taken a narcotic and we will have to administer naloxone intravenously."