Patients with diabetes can check their own ________ levels at home using a fingerstick test.

Which of the following statements indicates that an OEC Technician correctly understands capillary refill?

a. "Capillary refill is a reliable sign of perfusion in adults, but not as reliable in infants and children." b. "Flushed skin in an adult is a normal finding when assessing capillary refill." c. "A capillary refill of four or more seconds in a patient of any age indicates that the patient is well oxygenated." d. "For a capillary refill test to be normal for a child, it must be assessed at room temperature and be less than two seconds."

In nitrous oxide sedation, the patient is asked to breathe ____________

a. 100 percent nitrous oxide b. a mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen c. 100 percent oxygen d. none of the above