Author Question: An elderly woman is suffering from a closed head injury after falling down five steps. She is ... (Read 45 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

An elderly woman is suffering from a closed head injury after falling down five steps. She is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly. When evaluating her airway, you note that she has both upper and lower dentures. Her upper dentures are secure, but her lower dentures are loose. Prior to providing positive pressure ventilation, you would:

A) re-secure the lower dentures.
B) leave the dentures as you found them.
C) remove the lower dentures.
D) remove both the upper and lower dentures.

Question 2

Which IV fluid solution is essentially sterile water with sodium chloride (NaCl) added to equal the amount in the human body?

A) D5W
B) One-half normal saline (0.45 percent saline solution)
C) Lactated Ringer's
D) Normal saline (0.9 percent saline solution)