Assuming that none of the following patients has any neurologic deficits, which patient requires cervical spinal immobilization?
A) A 19-year-old man who has a gunshot wound to the right thigh
B) A 3-year-old girl who fell on the sidewalk while running and who has a bite injury to her tongue
C) A 10-year-old male skateboarder who fell while skating down a hill and received abrasions to his hands, elbows, chest, and knees
D) A 70-year-old woman involved in a moderate-speed, lateral-impact motor vehicle collision, who is complaining of left arm pain
Question 2
A pulse oximetry reading of 98 percent indicates:
A) enough oxygen is reaching the body's cells.
B) the hemoglobin in red blood cells is carrying an adequate amount of oxygen.
C) it is not necessary to provide supplemental oxygen to your patient.
D) the patient is adequately able to get rid of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
A pacemaker in a patient’s chest.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (C) A patient with congenital hypothyroidism.
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.
Gingival enlargement in a patient taking nifedipine.