Which legal document identifies someone else to make the decisions for patients who are unable?
A) health care proxy
B) higher directive
C) living will
D) consent contract
A
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Antibiotics should be initiated for patients who:
A. have sacral pressure ulcers due to the risk of stool contamination. B. have advancing cellulitis. C. have periwound erythema. D. have category/stage II or IV pressure ulcers.
The therapist is performing closed-circuit system suctioning on a patient receiving mechanical ventilation on a ventilator that has an active exhalation valve. During an inspiration, the patient suddenly coughs violently. How will the ventilator respond to this occurrence?
A. Inspiration continues, and the high-pressure alarm activates. B. Patient-ventilator dyssynchrony will develop. C. The patient will exhale, while the inspiratory pressure remains constant. D. The exhalation valve will remain closed until inspiration terminates.
Both in situ and invasive oral melanomas exhibit the same distinctive site predilection. This is the:
a. Buccal mucosa b. Palate c. Lateral tongue d. Lower lip e. Tonsillar pillar
The nasopharyngeal air space is located between the tongue and the palate
Indicate whether the statement is true or false