With an aging patient, total body water _______, the number of body cells _____ and there is a(n) _____ proportion of body weight as fat
a. increases, decrease, decrease
b. decreases, increase, increase
c. decreases, decrease, increase
d. increases, increase, decrease
C
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A ________ drainage wound is thick pus-like drainage that is green, yellow, or brown
a. serous b. sanguineous c. serosanguineous d. purulent
You have been called to a geriatric extended care facility to transport a patient with fever and pneumonia to the hospital for further care and treatment. The primary focus of your care during this call will be:
A) Oxygen therapy and safe transport B) Providing PPV while initiating rapid transport C) Actively cooling the patient if he has a fever D) Administering a bronchodilator to open the alveoli up
Bacterial contamination of blood products is estimated to occur at a rate of 1 in every 500,000 units of platelets and 1 in every 15,000 units of PRBCs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Where is normal flora located?
A. In the respiratory tract B. On the skin C. In the urinary and gastrointestinal tract D. All of these