Which condition puts a patient at risk for wound-healing problems?
A. A diet rich in vitamin C
B. Low levels of stress
C. Being young
D. Being underweight
E. Diabetes mellitus
E. Diabetes mellitus
Patients with diabetes experience changes in their artery walls that result in poor circulation to peripheral tissues, which hampers wound healing.
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a. barometer b. spectrometer c. goniometer d. millimeter
Which of the following sounds may be heard in lower respiratory obstruction?
A) Wheezing B) Crowing C) Stridor D) Snoring
What type of ventilator increases transpulmonary pressure (PL) by mimicking the normal mecha-nism for inspiration?
a. Positive-pressure ventilation (PPV) b. Negative-pressure ventilation (NPV) c. High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) d. High frequency positive-pressure ventila-tion (HFPPV)
A patient is stabilized on warfarin with an international normalized ratio (INR) of 2.7. He develops pneumonia and is admitted to the hospital. His appetite is depressed and he is placed on broad-spectrum antibiotic agents
At 1 week after the admission, his INR is 5.0. What is the most likely interpretation? a. The patient should be given more warfarin. b. A PTT should be performed to rule out heparin administration. c. A new sample should be collected to rule out a clotted specimen. d. Vitamin K is reduced, increasing the effects of warfarin.