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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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
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.