The BEST way to give the emergency department an idea of the severity of blood loss for a patient with vaginal bleeding is? to:
A) compare the total blood loss to that of a normal menses.
B) determine if the patient is hypotensive from excessive blood loss.
C) determine how many sanitary pads are saturated in one hour.
D) compare the blood loss to what is lost during childbirth.
Answer: C) determine how many sanitary pads are saturated in one hour.
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a. feces. b. urine. c. bodily fluids. d. saliva.
What will result from applying positive pressure below the critical opening pressure to alveoli that are collapsed?
A. The patient's hypoxemia may be corrected. B. The collapsed alveoli become overdistended. C. The lung's pressure-volume relationship changes sharply. D. Ventilation fails to enter these alveoli.
The therapist is about to administer a 70-30 heliox mixture to a patient who is to receive NPPV. Which of the following mechanical ventilators should the therapist select for this application?
A. Hamilton Galileo B. Aptaér C. Viasys Avea D. No noninvasive positive pressure ventilator can accommodate heliox.
The ____ arteries supply blood to the forearm and hand.
A. brachial and popliteal B. ulnar and radial C. common iliac and external iliac D. femoral and tibial E. maxillary and lingual