Your patient is a 34-year-old female who just rear-ended another vehicle at a high rate of speed. Your patient is 23 weeks pregnant and is complaining of intense cramping, uterine pain and tenderness, occasional contractions, and an increase in vaginal bleeding. What is your patient most likely suffering from?
A) Abruptio placentae
B) Imminent childbirth
C) Placental previa
D) Preeclampsia
Answer: A) Abruptio placentae
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a. The conoid portion of the coracoclavicular ligament b. The coracohumeral ligament c. The subclavius muscle d. The anterior fibers of the deltoid muscle
Your patient is receiving gentamicin (a high-viscosity antibiotic solution) via gas-powered small volume nebulizer. To compensate for the increased viscosity of the aerosol solution, you should
a. set the gas flow to 6 L/min. b. set the gas flow to 12 L/min. c. recommend a different method of drug delivery. d. both A and C.
Compression should be continuously applied, even throughout the night while the athlete is sleeping.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The normal value for PCO2 is
(A) 7.00-7.15. (B) 22 tp 26 mEq/liter. (C) 35 to 45 mmHg. (D) 80 to 100 mmHg.