Your patient has an irregular heart rhythm. How long should you count for when assessing a manual pulse for the most accurate results?

Which test measures serum electrolyte levels?  CBC CMP BMP

You use a suction catheter to hit a patient’s carina. What reflex are you assessing for?

True or false: Central cyanosis is generally seen with mild oxygen desaturations such as an SpO2 of 90%. 

Which of the following is a lab test that assess a respiratory aspirate’s sample specific microbiology to make an infectious diagnosis?

True or false: Hypothermia is a cause of bradycarida.

Your patient has a sodium of 140 mmol?l. What are you concerned for?

What term is used to describe shortness of breath?

Interpret the blood gas (BE SPECIFIC. Use appropriate and COMPLETE terminology).  pH: 7.37 PaCO2: 55 PaO2: 45 BE: 2 HCO3: 35

You assist the physician in performing an ice caloric test. You insert 20 mL of ice water into the patient’s right ear. The patient’s eyes track to the right side. What does this indicate?