You are called to a nursing home for an 85-year-old patient complaining of abdominal pain. The patient has a history of dementia and cannot describe the pain to you. The nurse states the patient has n vomiting dark coffee ground emesis for about an hour. His blood pressure is 90/40, pulse 100, and respiratory rate of 24. Why should the EMT use an oxygen mask with caution?
A) The oxygen will cause the patient to start vomiting again.
B) The patient may go unresponsive.
C) The patient cannot clear any additional emesis.
D) The patient may hyperventilate.
C
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A. suggesting that ibuprofen might work better. B. explaining that too much acetaminophen could damage his liver. C. telling him that it is a very safe drug and may be used liberally. D. telling him he should not take acetaminophen. E. asking if it relieved his symptoms.
Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM classifies ____________________
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Anything that interferes with ventilation to a lung or anything that interferes with distribution of blood through the pulmonary circulation result in what is called:
A) ventilation-respiration (VP) mismatch. B) ventilation-alveolar (VA) mismatch. C) ventilation-oxygenation (VO) mismatch. D) ventilation-perfusion (VQ) mismatch.