List the anatomical landmarks you would use to assess a patient's posture when observing her from a lateral view


spine (neck, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, abdomen) and knees

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A) True B) False

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Which of the following is the correct dosage of epinephrine in neonatal resuscitation?

A) 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg B) 0.01 to 0.03 mg/kg C) 0.01 to 0.03 mL/kg of a 1:10,000 solution D) 1 to 3 mg/kg of a 1:1,000 solution

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A patient was stabbed in the right anterior chest and is in obvious respiratory distress. As you perform the secondary assessment, which of the following signs and/or symptoms would concern you that she is suffering from a tension pneumothorax?

A) Absent breath sounds on the right, distended neck veins, tracheal deviation to the left B) Absent breath sounds on the left, hypotension, SpO2 at 98%, bradycardia C) Respiratory distress, absent breath sounds on the left, flat neck veins, tachycardia D) Absent breath sounds on the right, tracheal deviation to the right, cyanosis

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A chronic bacterial disease characterized by nodules on the surface of the body is known as:

A) condyloma acuminatum. B) human papilloma virus. C) herpes simplex. D) leprosy.

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