A skilled nursing facility has called you for a patient who has a problem with his intraventricular shunt. The patient is a 21-year-old man who was born with hydrocephalus and had the shunt placed shortly after. When assessing the patient, which sign would raise your suspicion that the shunt is occluded?
A) Blood pressure of 210/126 mmHg
B) Temperature of 101.4?F
C) Heart rate of 140 beats per minute
D) Complaint of nausea
A
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You are called to the ER to assess a 25-year-old female patient in status asthmaticus. Her PEFR results of pre- and post-bronchodilator therapy are given below:
Pre-bronchodilator Post-bronchodilator 1st attempt 216 334 2nd attempt 224 330 3rd attempt 210 340 You should suggest to the ER physician to: a. stop the bronchodilators. b. repeat the PEF measurement. c. increase the medication dosage. d. continue current therapy.
Which is true of quality assessment in POCT sites?
A. Some instruments have internal, electronic quality control systems. B. All quality assessment policies set up for the site by the central laboratory must be followed. C. Quality control checks must be performed at regular intervals. D. None of the above (a-c) are true. E. All of the above (a-c) are true.
The most common appointment interval time is:
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes
The abbreviation for the doctor of pharmacy is:
A) DPharm. B) PhD. C) DocPh. D) PharmD.