Which of the following scenarios would MOST likely cause a bias to decision making?
A) 72-year-old female with fever, chills, and severe flank pain
B) 19-year-old male with acute dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain
C) 23-year-old male with crushing substernal chest pain and nausea
D) 56-year-old female with acute onset confusion and slurred speech
Answer: C) 23-year-old male with crushing substernal chest pain and nausea
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Which one of the following statements best describes the purpose of obtaining a single Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS) in a patient with a head injury?
a. The score gives information about the type of injury to the brain. b. The score provides an objective measure of the patient's overall neurologic condition. c. The score is important in guiding an OEC Technician's treatment of the patient. d. The score helps determine whether a patient's mental status is improving or deteriorating.
Erroneous PCO2 measurements can be caused by which of the following?
1. A worn electrode 2. A cracked electrode 3. Wearing out of the silver anode 4. Increased temperature of the patient 5. Dehydration of bicarbonate solution a. 1 and 5 c. 3 and 4 b. 2 and 3 d. 1, 2, and 5