Your patient is a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right anterior chest. He is unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?

A) Check for a carotid pulse.
B) Seal the chest wound.
C) Auscultate breath sounds.
D) Check for breathing.


D

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Your medical director is providing a review of diabetic emergencies and asks you to describe glucose. Which one of the following would be the most appropriate response?

A) "It is a medication that will lower the blood sugar." B) "It is a hormone produced by the pancreas." C) "It is a sugar that is the body's main source of energy." D) "It is a toxin that accumulates in the blood of a diabetic patient."

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1,290 + ________ + 54 = 2,143

What will be an ideal response?

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When an error has been made and you need to correct a medical record, what must be done?

a. Use Wite-Out® to cover the error and rewrite. b. Use a single red line and your initials. c. Cross out with a black pen. d. Do nothing and continue writing.

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In light scatter, the laser light is monochromatic, meaning it has only one ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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