As a medical assistant, you should be familiar with the ________ offered in your community to assist elderly patients

An asthmatic patient in severe distress with wheezing and dyspnea is admitted to the emergency department and started on albuterol via small-volume jet nebulizer

Which of the following approaches would you recommend to assess this therapy for this patient? 1. Perform arterial blood gas analysis. 2. Continuously monitor the SpO2. 3. Assess breath sounds and vital signs before and after each treatment. 4. Measure peak expiratory flow rate or forced expiratory volume in 1 sec before and after each treatment. a. 1 and 2 only b. 1, 3, and 4 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

All of the following are signs and symptoms of hydrocele EXCEPT ________.

A. a painless, swollen groin area B. a translucent appearance of the scrotum C. swelling that is usually worse in the morning and gradually decreases throughout the day D. a bluish tinge to the scrotum