Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

A 32 yr old patient is found unconscious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse

ID: 121815 • Letter: A

Question

A 32 yr old patient is found unconscious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 sec. what should you do?

Gives a few rescue breaths then check for a response

Take at least two minutes to detect pulse rate

Assess her pulse rate for 30 to 45 seconds

Immediately begin CPR

A patient is having tonic-clonic seizure. He is not breathing. You should?

Inset an OPA

Administer oxygen via non-rebreather mask

Check blood glucose level

Prevent the patient from further injury

A 15 yr old soccer player is pale, hot, and semi-conscious. You should

Administer oxygen at 15 LBM via non-rebreather mask

Remove the patient from the hot environment

Administer cool liquids

Loosen or remove clothing

A 42 yr old man complains of difficulty breathing and pain in his chest and shoulders. He recalls feeling a sharp pin prick on his arm while cleaning out his basement. What type of spider bite is this man most likely suffering from?

Woodlouse

Black widow

Spitting

Brown recluse

A patient tell you his anemic. You should expect him to present with

Hypertension

Pallor

Bradycardia

Jaundice

A car battery exploded in your patient’s face. He denies any breathing difficulty. You should?

Cover both eye with dry sterile dressing.

Begin irrigating his eyes with clean water

Cover both eyes with moist sterile dressings

Irrigate his eyes with a solution of vinegar and water

A 38-year-old patient has a history of hypothyroidism. She is hypertensive, tachycardia, and hypothermic. You find an empty bottle of synthroid nearby.

Contact the poison center or medical command

Call the doctor that prescribed the medicine

Provide syrup of ipecac unti the patients vomit

Give up to three doses of activated charcoal

Explanation / Answer

1. A 32 yr old patient is found unconscious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 sec. what should you do?

correct answer is d. one should immediately begin CPR as patient may have got arrested due to thnder strom.

2. A patient is having tonic-clonic seizure. He is not breathing. You should?

Inset an OPA to keep a patent airway. the other options are also important but the first preference should be to make a patent airway to avoid chocking.

3. A patient tell you his anemic. You should expect him to present with

Pallor, because this is the clenic presentation of anaemia, this can be more prominently evident at sclera.

4. A car battery exploded in your patient’s face. He denies any breathing difficulty. You should?

Begin irrigating his eyes with clean water, to remove any particle invaded during explode.

5. A 38-year-old patient has a history of hypothyroidism. She is hypertensive, tachycardia, and hypothermic. You find an empty bottle of synthroid nearby.

Contact the poison center or medical command

Hire Me For All Your Tutoring Needs
Integrity-first tutoring: clear explanations, guidance, and feedback.
Drop an Email at
drjack9650@gmail.com
Chat Now And Get Quote