Waste products are removed from the blood by the _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
nephron
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A 31-year-old female was stung by a hornet while golfing. Your assessment reveals her to be confused with stridorous respirations. Her skin is warm and flushed and covered with hives. A stinger is located on the back of her neck. Based on this information, the EMT would recognize that the route of poisoning suffered by this patient would be:
A) absorption. B) anaphylactic. C) topical. D) injection.
Which is an example of an interdisciplinary team?
A) Representatives from the information technology, admitting, and patient registration departments streamlining patient registration processes B) Surgical nurses, surgical technologists, and instrument technicians forming a team to improve instrument sterilization and packaging C) A team of medical technologists, phlebotomists, and nurses working together to collect and process patient blood samples D) A team of radiographers working together to select and install new diagnostic imaging equipment
A respiratory therapist is questioning the accuracy of the ABG results obtained on a patient in the ICU. The results show a pH and PaO2 that seem unreasonably high, while the PaCO2 seems unreasonably low
Which of the following would most likely cause these erroneous results? a. A venous sample was obtained. b. There was excessive heparin in the blood gas syringe. c. The sample was excessively delayed in analysis. d. There was an air bubble in the sample.