A(n) _______ ________ ________ _________ is a special piece of medical equipment that takes over the function of either one or both heart ventricles.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: left ventricular assist device
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
A patient with a terminal disease is unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. The family states that the patient has a "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but they cannot find the current one. All they can find is a previous DNR that expired 8 months ago. The EMT should:
A) Wait for family to locate the DNR B) Pronounce the patient deceased C) Have the family sign a refusal of care form D) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Health Professions
The practice of ____ means isolating diseased individuals from the larger community.
A. abstinence B. delineation C. separation D. quarantine
Health Professions