Your patient has sprained her ankle after falling down a flight of stairs. She is stable, so you are able perform a focused secondary assessment. What do you next for this patient?

A. Take vital signs
B. Gather the patient history
C. Assess her mental status
D. Call for an ambulance


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A patient who was complaining of a headache is being transported to the hospital. After you provide a report to the emergency department, the patient begins to unexpectedly seize. The seizure lasts for 1-2 minutes and then stops, but now you notice the patient's eyes have become unequal in size. You are still 5 minutes from the hospital. After providing care for the seizure, your next action should be to:

A) Continue care and transport to the hospital B) Call the hospital and inform its staff of the seizure C) Contact family via cell phone and determine whether the patient has a history of seizures D) Document the seizure on the prehospital care report

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Which of the following describes how a user may print the current schedule?

A. By selecting the [Print Schedule] button in the Edit Appointment window. B. By selecting the [Print Schedule] button on the main tool bar. C. By double clicking on the current date on the calendar display. D. By selecting the [Print Schedule] button on the upper right corner of the office calendar.

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Allergens may enter the body by:

A) inhalation B) ingestion C) injection D) All of these answers are correct.

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