Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Peripheral pulses are easy to find and palpate.
B) The geriatric patient may have nonpathologic rales.
C) The loss of skin elasticity may not represent dehydration.
D) Dependent edema may be a result of inactivity.
A
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a) Caregiver fatigue. b) Equilibrium. c) Ambivalence. d) Vicarious traumatization.
________ A charge sheet is a running total of all patient account transactions each day and is an important tracking and monitoring tool
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You and your partner are en route to a motor vehicle crash involving a tanker truck on a rural road. Dispatch informs you that fluid is leaking from the truck, that there are several bystanders passed out on the ground near the cab of the truck, and that a caller has reported the code that appears on a placard attached to the tanker truck. You should:
A) consult the Emergency Response Guidebook. B) remove the bystanders from the scene. C) park downwind from the tanker truck. D) park about 50 feet from the truck.
How is aerobic capacity affected by age?
A. It decreases 20% between age 20 and 80 B. It remains constant between age 20 and 80 C. It decreases 1% per year D. It decreases 50% between age 20 and 80