A 34-year-old man has overdosed on an unknown drug and is unresponsive. His is breathing shallowly at six times per minute. He has cyanosis around his lips and nail beds and he is cool to the touch. His breath sounds are diminished but clear. You should recognize which of the following conditions?
A) Hypoxia
B) Tachypnea
C) Apnea
D) Dyspnea
Answer: A
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Which of the following best differentiates medical and trauma patient? assessment?
A) There is no concept for "medical load and go" patients.
B) Trauma triage guidelines are not critical with medical patients.
C) Scene safety is not an issue with the medical patient.
D) Assessing breath sounds is not crucial to trauma assessment.
As of 2013, CDC data showed what percentage of clinic based providers adopted some form of EMR?
a. 78% b. 85% c. 90% d. 70%
Part of taking the preliminary medical history includes which activity?
assessment of patient's physical condition establishing the purpose of the patient's visit record patient's chief complaint any of the above
A _________________ (crunching) sound may occur when the articular disc becomes displaced.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).