Kussmaul breathing refers to:
A) Deep respirations
B) Fast and deep respirations
C) Fast respirations
D) Shallow respirations
E) Labored respirations
Answer: B) Fast and deep respirations
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A) Tell the physician you are bound to treat the patient according to protocol. If the physician would like you to do something different, she must take complete responsibility for patient care. B) Comply with her orders on the scene to avoid a confrontation, but initiate appropriate care once you are in the back of the ambulance. C) Tell the physician you cannot comply with her orders under any circumstances, and then file a report with the state medical licensing board about her negligence in this case. D) Because this is the patient's personal physician, you must comply with her orders.
Which of the following is TRUE ofabuse reporting?
A) You only have a responsibility to report child abuse cases. B) All 50 states require that health care workers report suspected cases of abuse. C) When talking with the patient, use closed-ended questions. D) The only agency that suspected abuse can be reported to is the police.
For patients who are allergic to penicillins, which of the following types of drugs are commonly used instead for infections?
A. Tetracyclines B. Sulfa drugs C. Macrolides D. Cephalosporins
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A) Cerebral palsy B) Multiple sclerosis C) Parkinson disease D) Alzheimer disease