A respiratory therapist suspects a right-to-left shunt through the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in a neonatal patient. Which of the following should be performed simultaneously with the umbilical artery catheter (UAC) blood gas to compare oxygen pressures?

Your patient is a 56-year-old female who is sitting on a park bench. She is conscious, though lethargic, and complaining of faintness. She states she has had a "chest cold" for the past week so had decided to stop taking her "blood pressure pills" until she felt better. She states that this morning she ingested five tablets instead of her normal one tablet dose to "catch up" after the days off

You note cool, slightly diaphoretic skin; lungs clear bilaterally; PEARL; and no motor deficits. HR = 48, BP = 76/30, RR = 12, SaO2 = 97%. Which of the following is least likely to be the medication she overdosed on? A) Metoprolol B) Procardia C) Cardizem D) Verapamil

Which of the following is true about controlled substances?

DEA Form 41 must be completed on the day of destruction of the controlled substance A copy of DEA Form 41 must be submitted to the DEA prior to the destruction of controlled substances DEA Form 222 must be completed prior to the destruction of controlled substances A hospital DEA number is not needed for return of a controlled substance