Which one of the following conditions causes the greatest immediate threat to life when you are attempting an intubation of a patient?
A) Trauma to the airway while you are inserting the tube
B) Increase in the patient's heart rate
C) Placement of the tube into the trachea
D) Placement of the tube in the esophagus
D
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After taking the temperature on a patient, the dental assistant notes the temperature as being 99.8 degrees F. This may indicate which of the following situations?
hypothermia blood loss illness such as a headache or intestinal upset bacterial infection
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