A patient's pleural fluid specimen is described as turbid, with a specific gravity of 1.020, absolute protein concentration of 3.9 g/dL, pleura to serum protein ratio of 0.95, and fluid lactate dehydrogenase of 350 U/L
These laboratory results are typical of which of the following fluid types?
A) Ascites fluid B) Pseudochylous effusion
C) Pleural fluid transudate D) Pleural fluid exudate
D
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Which of the following techniques might a practitioner use to address a specific small area of soft tissue?
A) Deep friction B) Superficial warming C) Effleurage D) Petrissage
A female lifeguard fell 10 feet from her chair and now has deformity, swelling, and ecchymosis to her right lower leg. The leg also is rotated medially. Another lifeguard has taken and is maintaining manual cervical spine motion restriction. As your partner conducts the primary assessment and finds no life threats or disturbances in her mental status, you should perform which action first?
A) Check the right foot for pulses and motor ability B) Ready the traction splint for application C) Align the leg in a neutral position D) Manually stabilize the lower right leg
When do most states consider children to be adults with the right to privacy?
A. Age 16 B. Age 18 C. Age 21 D. Age 25 E. When the child has a job
The first step in evaluating the equipment needs of a healthcare office is to ________ office needs.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).