Your patient is a 72-year-old female, alert and oriented, sitting up in bed at a nursing home. She is in mild respiratory distress. The staff describes a four-day history of fever, malaise, and productive cough. The patient also states that she has been experiencing chills and chest pain with deep inspiration. Physical examination reveals rales and rhonchi in the right upper lobe and warm, moist skin. HR = 116, BP = 104/76, RR = 20, SaO2 = 93%. Based on the clinical exam findings, the most appropriate diagnosis would be:

An experienced medical assistant may leave a message stating test results on a patient's cell phone.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Most civil law cases against healthcare are for:

a. negligence b. libel c. malpractice d. wrongful death

While assisting with the review of airway skills with new EMT hires, which of these statements from a new EMT demonstrates he knows how to properly size an oral airway prior to placement?

A) "It is better to have an oral airway that is too large, rather than one that is too small." B) "To select an appropriately sized oral airway, you must estimate the patient's height and weight." C) "The airway should approximate the distance from the front teeth to the angle of the jaw." D) "An appropriately sized oral airway can be selected by looking in the patient's mouth and estimating the length of the tongue."

In the hospital setting, the gold standard for fluid balance is the patient's ____.

A. weight B. height C. blood pressure D. age