After assessing a 40-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain and administering oxygen to her, you give a report to the incoming ambulance crew. The EMT approaches the patient and asks the same questions you had asked and reported. You should:
A) assume that you left out some important questions and apologize for not getting a better history.
B) answer the questions again, as the EMT asks them of the patient.
C) say nothing and report the unprofessional behavior to your supervisor.
D) recognize that patients may add or change information when asked the same question a second time.
D
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a. It is impossible to know. b. It should be in the reference range. c. It should be below reference range. d. It should be above reference range.
The use of oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide and their exchange between the cells and blood is:
A. internal respiration. B. external respiration. C. bradypnea. D. orthopnea.
Which of the following is the generic name of Imuran®?
infliximab azathioprine penicillamine methotrexate
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What will be an ideal response?