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jrubin

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Your patient is a 72-year-old male patient who is conscious but slow to respond to questions and commands. He has become increasingly lethargic, unemotional, and easily fatigued over the past two months. He has had a decreased appetite and has gained weight over the same period. The patient further states, I'm constipated and always cold. Which of the following additional signs or symptoms would be consistent with this patient presentation?
 
  A) A moon-faced appearance and hyperpigmentation of the skin
  B) A puffy face, an enlarged tongue, and pale, doughy skin
  C) Hypothermia, tachycardia, and hypertension
  D) Goiter, atrial fibrillation, nausea, and vomiting

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Which of the following people is allowed to continue providing patient care when the patient is to be cleared for delivery of a shock via the defibrillator?
 
  A) Anyone in contact with the patient below the level of the patient's knees
  B) The provider who is ventilating the patient, so long as the patient has been intubated by a paramedic so the provider does not directly touch the patient
  C) The EMT performing bag-valve-mask ventilations
  D) None of the above
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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
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jrubin

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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