A 65-year-old female is admitted with complaints of shortness of breath. Shortly after, she requires emergency intubation secondary to hypoxia. Her initial blood pressure was 220/140 mmHg. Chest x-ray shows pulmonary edema. A bedside echocardiogram shows preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function with hyperdynamic LV. You make a diagnosis of hypertensive emergency with flash pulmonary edema.  How do you treat the condition?

Bone marrow cellularity referes to the ratio of

Cellulose is a source of structural strength in organisms because its monomers are joined by which type of linkage?

The PTA is seeing Mrs. Taylor s/p ORIF . The patient reports that she was walking across her living room floor and felt a sharp pain in her hip that caused her to fall. She has a history of osteoporosis and RA. Please choose the most appropriate conclusion.

A PT clinic in an acute care hospital utilizes PT techs to perform a variety of patient care services including transport to PT, and monitoring an established exercise program. What health care professional is directly responsible for the actions of the tech?

The psychiatric student nurse is learning about caring for family members of violet families. Which common characteristics of violent families, regardless of the type of abuse, exists? Select all that apply.

Order the macromolecules from most to least abundant in living organisms.

To perform oral care for an unconscious patient, the nurse takes which action first?

Match the following Ego Defense Mechanisms with their definition.

A 35-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the Emergency Department with one day of worsening chest pain. The chest pain was abrupt in onset, is described as “sharp” in nature, and worsens with inspiration. It is primarily centered in the center of his chest but occasionally radiates to the left upper back. He feels that the pain worsens when he lays down. Vital signs are unremarkable including equal bilateral upper extremity blood pressures and radial pulses. On physical examination, he is febrile to 38.2°C. A triphasic “scratching” sound in time with the cardiac cycle is auscultated at the left lower sternal border. Initial laboratory studies show a negative troponin T and mild elevations in white blood cell count and the C-reactive protein. His ECG is shown below: ECG6.jpg Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?