Clinical characteristics of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) include:
A woman drives her husband to your EMS station after he was…
A woman drives her husband to your EMS station after he was exposed to a large amount of pesticide. Your assessment reveals that he is responsive to pain only, is hypoventilating, is markedly bradycardic, and is incontinent of urine and feces. The cardiac monitor reveals marked sinus bradycardia. As your partner assists the patient's ventilations, you should:
What information should be included in an annotation?
What information should be included in an annotation?
Compared to adults, the smaller diameter of a child's ai…
Compared to adults, the smaller diameter of a child's airway makes it more vulnerable to:
A health care worker's fear of contracting a communicabl…
A health care worker's fear of contracting a communicable disease is MOST often the result of:
The chemical mediators that initiate and maintain the immune…
The chemical mediators that initiate and maintain the immune response are:
You and your partner are transferring a 76-year-old woman fr…
You and your partner are transferring a 76-year-old woman from a local nursing facility to the emergency department for evaluation of an acute onset of fever. While reviewing the transfer record, you note that the patient was recently treated with daptomycin. This patient MOST likely has:
A person who is neologistic:
A person who is neologistic:
Within a few days after having a miscarriage, a 33-year-old…
Within a few days after having a miscarriage, a 33-year-old woman presents with malaise, fever, constipation, and pelvic pain. Her blood pressure is 124/84 mm Hg, pulse rate is 104 beats/min and strong, and respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You should be MOST suspicious for:
A person who is "speedballing" is:
A person who is "speedballing" is: