Your 46-year-old patient, Mr. Joseph, is brought by ambulance to the ER. There are no P waves or QRS complexes at all on his rhythm strip—only a flat line. Which of the following medications is INAPPROPRIATE for treating this rhythm?

Compared with traditional surgical tracheostomy, which of the following are true about percuta-neous dilatational tracheostomy?

1. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy has a lower incidence of complications. 2. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is faster than traditional tracheostomy. 3. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy can be performed at the bedside. 4. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy does not require anterior neck dissection. a. 1 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 only c. 3 and 4 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only

Your client has been walking briskly for 2 miles, three times a week. He says that he is getting "a little bored" with his routine and thinks he should start running the 2 miles. Do you agree?