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lilldybug07

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Medical direction has ordered you to administer one dose of oral glucose to a diabetic patient with confusion. Which one of the following actions describes what you should do?
 
  A) Repeat and question the order to medical direction.
  B) Place half the contents of the tube of glucose in the patient's mouth.
  C) Carefully administer the entire tube of glucose.
  D) Have the patient swallow all of the glucose in the tube.

Question 2

You have responded to a local pool for a drowning patient. Lifeguards have pulled the patient out of the pool prior to your arrival. You find the 16-year-old patient unresponsive with agonal respirations and a weak carotid pulse. What is your first action?
 
  A) Insert a Combitube.
  B) Insert an oropharyngeal airway.
  C) Apply high-concentration oxygen by bag-valve mask.
  D) Apply high-concentration oxygen by nonrebreather mask.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


lilldybug07

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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