When should a medical history be updated?
What will be an ideal response?
Each time that the patient returns for a routine visit.
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A. It may crack or shatter. B. It may gain tensile strength. C. It may lose small portions from the surface. D. It may elongate as much as 4 inches (100 mm).
You are caring for a resident who suddenly complains of crushing chest pain, has clammy, ashen skin, and is sweating profusely. You would NOT:
A. stay with the resident. B. use the intercom or call bell to get help. C. stay calm. D. ask her if she wants you to call her physician.
Several patients in the burn unit have had cultures positive with the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. What type of specimen culture should be used to determine if this fungus is in the burn unit environment?
A) Air in the room B) The patient's bed rails C) Water from the tub used for removing dead tissue D) Hands of the health care workers
Cancer of the bone marrow and blood is known as:
a. lymphoma b. thrombocytopenia c. anemia d. leukemia