Nitroglycerin is given via the __ route.

You have been called for a 32-year-old female who is in active labor. During your assessment and interview, you note that she is 37 weeks along, this is her first child, and her contractions are 5 minutes apart. She also tells you that her pregnancy is considered “high risk.” Your first concern should be:

You are called for an alert patient with respiratory distress. As part of your primary assessment, you place the patient on oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute. You continue with the rest of your assessment including taking a set of vital signs. During your reassessment, you notice that the patient’s respiratory rate has increased to 24 times per minute and he is having increasing trouble breathing. You should:

A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the patient’s assessment is known as which of the following?

You are attempting to assess the blood pressure of a 35-year-old male at the scene of a multiple vehicle collision. The scene is very noisy and you are unable to clearly hear the patient’s heartbeat. You should:

A snake presents to the clinic for anorexia, striking at the owner, hissing, and a blue-opaque coloring to the eyes and skin. What is probably the cause?

Which mammalian leukocyte looks similar to a heterophil?  

An iguana is presented and the owner indicated that it is fed a diet of cat food and a few vegetables. Which of the following disorders could develop in this animal?

A technician has given a bearded dragon an injection of a nephrotoxic medication caudal to the kidneys. What can be the result of injection?

What is the opening to the trachea called in birds and reptiles?