What is fluoroscopy? Provide a brief description.
What will be an ideal response?
While standard x-ray machines can be used to show static images of internal body structures, if the shadows cast by the body structure are projected onto a fluorescent screen, then real-time, moving x-ray images can be shown. These devices are known as fluoroscopes.
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A) Search for an epinephrine auto-injector. B) Elevate the patient's head. C) Assist ventilations with a bag-valve mask. D) Transport rapidly.
Sinus arrhythmia has a pattern that often corresponds with the
A) breathing pattern. B) P-P intervals. C) PR intervals. D) patient's age.