Thrush is the common name for ____________

Which would be most important when administering aspirin to a patient with chest pain?

A) Instructing the patient to chew the medication B) Giving the patient water with the aspirin C) Determining that the patient has a prescription for the aspirin D) Ensuring that the patient has an intact gag reflex

You are dispatched to a residence for a 20-year-old male with respiratory distress. When you arrive, you find that the patient has a tracheostomy tube and is ventilator dependent. His mother tells you that he was doing fine, but then suddenly began experiencing breathing difficulty. You should:

A) remove him from the mechanical ventilator and ventilate him manually. B) check the settings on the ventilator to ensure that it is functioning properly. C) detach the ventilator, suction the tracheostomy tube, and reassess the patient. D) remove the ventilator tubing and place an oxygen mask over the tracheostomy tube.