Your patient is experiencing anxiety, severe shortness of breath, dizziness, and spasms in his fingers and toes. You recognize that he is hyperventilating in reaction to a stressful situation, so you first ________, then administer low-flow oxygen.
A. transport him to the emergency room
B. make sure his oxygen saturation is below 80%
C. have him breathe into a paper bag
D. remove him from the environment
Answer: D
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A) Neutral, in-line "eyes forward" position B) The "sniffing" position C) Stabilized in position found D) Chin tilted upward for airway maintenance
Taking your client's cranium through increasingly larger circular movements in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction is known as which of the following?
A) rotation B) lateral flexion C) compression D) circumduction
The pressure that can be measured within the mouth is called ____________________ pressure
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
An AP hip projection with accurate positioning demonstrates the
1. lesser trochanter in profile. 2. greater trochanter in profile. 3. femoral neck without foreshortening. 4. sacrum rotated toward the affected hip. a. 1 only b. 2 and 3 only c. 1, 2, and 3 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only