A 55-year-old man was struck by a vehicle as he was walking along the side of the road. He is not responsive and has noisy breathing. You cannot adequately keep the airway open with a jaw-thrust maneuver. You should:
A) perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
B) turn the patient onto his side.
C) lift the patient's head.
D) continue the jaw-thrust maneuver until EMS arrives.
A
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a. The heart's ability to increase its rate and stroke volume to compensate for hypovolemia may be decreased. b. The patient may require a greater amount of IV fluid to support the higher arterial pressures that are needed to perfuse the vital organs. c. In the geriatric patient, tissues and organs have less tolerance of hypoxia and hypoperfusion. d. Physical deformities may require modification of packaging procedures.
A physician recommended a thymectomy for a patient with generalized myasthenia gravis. The primary benefit of this procedure is to:
a. eliminate the source of AChR antibodies. b. block the antigen-antibody reactions. c. remove the source of cholinesterase. d. cure the ocular myasthenia gravis.