Which of the following describes MedWatch?
It is a service established by AARP to monitor polypharmacy in elderly adults
It is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats
It is a device that signals when another IV bag needs to be hung in an institution
It is a reporting program available to pharmacies indicating physicians who may be overprescribing narcotics
It is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats
Rationale: MedWatch is a reporting program available to health care providers to report adverse events that pose serious health threats. It also is used to voluntarily report medical products that may be harmful.
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If your patient has type O+ blood, what other blood type(s) can she receive?
A) O- B) AB- C) AB- and O- D) AB+
While ventilating a grossly obese ARDS patient, the therapist notices that the Pplateau has suddenly risen from 30 cm H2O to 40 cm H2O. What should the therapist do at this time?
A. Increase the pressure limit to enable a greater tidal volume delivery. B. Add PEEP to reduce the likelihood of dynamic hyperinflation. C. Measure the transpulmonary pressure using an esophageal monitor. D. Continue to ventilate this patient at the current settings until the lung compliance increases.