Your facility specializes in treating patients with cirrhosis of the liver. Important demographic information to support your marketing plan is that this condition is:
a. A chronic liver disease.
b. Diagnosed using blood tests or biopsy.
c. Twice as common among men over age 50.
d. Caused by hepatitis or chronic alcoholism.
Answer: c
Feedback: If your facility specializes in treating patients with cirrhosis of the liver, important demographic information to support your marketing plan is that this condition is twice as common among men over age 50.
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right arm, right leg, and right side of the face. The EMRs also report that the patient's unburned skin is cool, clammy, and pale, with a delayed capillary refill. His pulse is 144, respirations are 22, and blood pressure is 88/50 mmHg. Which one of the following instructions would be most appropriate? A) "The patient is in burn shock; let's cool him by pouring cold water on him now and during transport." B) "After reassessing the ABCs, let's do a secondary assessment and look for signs of injuries that are causing shock." C) "The patient is in burn shock; let's soak a sterile burn sheet in water and wrap it around him." D) "Before cooling him with water, let's figure out the percentage of his body that is burned along with the type of burn."
You are documenting your assessment of the patient who just left in an ambulance. The patient told you that he felt short of breath. You would document this as:
a. respiratory failure. b. hypoxia. c. dyspnea. d. anoxia.