Which of the following is a more specific method for evaluating a patient's level of responsiveness?
A) AVPU
B) GCS
C) ABCD
D) LTD
B
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The wife of a military veteran with PTSD states that her husband developed type 2 diabetes 10 years after returning from combat. There is no history of this disease in either side of the family, and the patient is not overweight and does not have any other risk factors for the disease. Consequently, the wife believes the diabetes results from her husband's experience in the military. How would you best respond to her assertion?
A) "The diabetes is most likely a result of undiagnosed traumatic brain injury, not the PTSD." B) "It is not uncommon for combat veterans to unexpectedly develop such conditions like this." C) "I think we have to suspect that he sustained an injury to his pancreas at some point." D) "Although it can happen, era veterans–rather than not combat veterans–more typically develop diabetes."
Which of the following sections of the Face Sheet includes important patient information that needs to be seen immediately when medical office staff open a patient's chart?
A. Chart Alert B. Chart Note C. Attention Grabber D. None of these
A physician orders 500 mg of an antibiotic for a patient. The antibiotic is available in 125-mg tablets. How many tablets should be given to the patient?
A common test for defects in color vision or color blindness is the Ishihara method
Indicate whether the statement is true or false