Dopamine is not administered directly to the patient during the treatment of Parkinson's disease because:
A) dopamine is not a therapeutic consideration; only acetylcholine replacement therapy is.
B) dopamine cannot cross the blood-brain barrier.
C) the half-life of dopamine is too short to enable pharmacologic effects in the brain.
D) the type of dopamine necessary in the brain is different from the type administered intravenously.
B
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Standard-of-care documentation is used to support all of the following except:
A) medical-record retention. B) risk-management review. C) malpractice lawsuits. D) quality of improvement.
When trying to determine the cause of breathing issues, the Paramedic should ask the patient about taking ____ medications, specifically those in the angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin receptor blocker classes, which are most associated with angioedema.
A. bronchoconstriction B. antihypertensive C. antibiotic D. NSAIDs
The optic nerve fibers associated with the nasal part of the visual field cross over to the opposite hemisphere whereas the fibers associated with the temporal part of the visual field do not cross to the opposite hemisphere.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A sterile plastic tube inserted to provide urinary drainage is called a urinary ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).