You respond to the scene of a motor vehicle crash to find a middle-aged man on a long spine board being cared for by first responding firefighters. He appears to be bleeding from his head and he is unconscious. You should check the car for:
Read DetailsYou are called to the scene of a 14-year-old female patient who is unresponsive. Her mother states she has been teased and bullied at school and she suspects that she tried to commit suicide by taking her pain pills. The patient is unresponsive to painful stimuli, with agonal respirations, and has vomited. She has a weak carotid pulse. Your first action is to:
Read DetailsIf a patient presents to the ER with kidney disease, hypertension, and edema in their bilateral lower extremities. The patient is also short of breath, weak, and having oliguria. The best and most important Medical Nutrition Therapy for this patient would include:
Read DetailsIt is 6:15 a.m. and during morning shift checks an 85-year-old resident is presenting signs of shakiness, loss of balance control, and is unable to identify where she is. Her blood sugar level is 50 mg/dL. She is showing signs of what condition:
Read DetailsGoal: Client will grasp tools and equipment at work without dropping them on 5/5 work days over a 1 week period. S: “My fingers feel numb in the morning when I wake up” O: Numbness in thumb/IF/MF in AM, resolves within 30 minutes of rising. No c/o of parasthesia during work. Client has dropped and lost 2 locks at work last week on Thursday. Which is the best A to show progress 1) Client demonstrates improved ability to maintain grip on equipment secondary to resolving paresthesia. 2) Client demonstrates limited grasp on tools and objects at work as a result of median nerve injury 3) Client would benefit from additional week of therapy to resolve CTS symptoms during work activities 4) Client demonstrates good potential to meet his work based goal by the end of next week
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