You are examining your patient's skin and notice an area of blanchable erythema over the posterior heel. This is called:
A. a stage II pressure ulcer.
B. reactive hyperemia.
C. a stage I pressure ulcer.
D. granulation tissue formation.
B
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A patient with a secondary oral herpes simplex infection would:
a. Have no circulating antibodies b. Experience no pain in association with the disease c. Have positive basement membrane im-munofluorescence on direct tissue exami-nation d. Have fever, malaise, and arthralgia e. None of the above
When assessing a patient with a possible stroke, you should recall that:
A: fibrinolytic therapy must be given within 6 hours following the stroke. B: right-sided weakness indicates a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere. C: the majority of strokes involve bleeding into the brain tissue. D: the patient may be unable to communicate, but can often understand.
A 62-year-old alcoholic has fallen and sustained a head injury. He states he does not want to be treated and becomes combative when you try to examine him. Your BEST course of action would be to:
A) transport him against his will. B) treat him under the doctrine of implied consent. C) restrain him so that you can assess him. D) contact medical direction.
How many deaths occur in the elderly each year due to a pulmonary embolism?
A) 1,000,000 B) 500,000 C) 250,000 D) 100,000