Medication errors may occur when patients ____________________ drugs at home
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
self-administer
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A patient's glucometer measurement reads 39 mg/dL. The patient is alert, but confused. The patient's son states that he has a friend who becomes unresponsive when his sugar is less than 50 mg/dL; therefore, the reading for his father cannot be correct. Which of these statements would be your best response?
A) "You are probably right; I feel comfortable in having him sign a refusal." B) "I agree. Anyone with a blood sugar less than 50 mg/dL should be unconscious." C) "The response to a low blood sugar can vary from patient to patient." D) "I agree. Just to be safe, I am not going to give him any oral glucose."
A gustatory change is a change in:
a. smell b. taste c. hearing d. touch
To what should all spirometric values obtained under ambient conditions be converted?
a. Ambient temperature and pressure, satu-rated (ATPS) b. Standard temperature and pressure, dry (STPD) c. Body temperature, ambient pressure, sat-urated (BTPS) d. Ambient temperature and pressure, dry (ATPD)
Operator competency can reduce patient radiation exposure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false