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You recieve a patient from EMS following an explosion at an industrial plant. The patient has deep partial-thickness burns to his left arm, his entire chest, and entire left leg. According to the rule of 9's, which percentage of burn do you calculate? a. 36% b. 27% c. 45% d. 54% 45% rationale: left arm=9%, entire chest=18%, entire left leg=18%

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What are the cranial exit points of the following nerves: 1) Trigeminal 2) Facial - 1) Trigeminal: V1 (Superior Orbital Fissure), V2 (Foramen Rotundum), Foramen Ovale (V3) Mnemonic: SRO 2) Facial: Stylomastoid Foramen What are the criteria for diagnosis of allergic granulomatosis with polyangiitis? - there are six proposed criteria for allergic granulomatosis and angiitis: (1) asthma, (2) eosinophilia, (3) paranasal sinusitis, (4) pulmonary infiltrates, (5) histologic proof of vasculitis with ...

stages of pressure ulcers - -stage1: nonblanchable erythema of intact skin -stage2: partial-thickness skin loss -stage3: full-thickness skin loss; not involving underlying fascia( epidermis and dermis) -stage4: full-thickness skin loss with extensive destruction (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous) -unstageable: base of ulcer covered by slough and/or eschar in wound bed stages-of-illness behaviors - Stage 1: experiencing symptoms Stage 2: assuming the sick role Stage 3: assuming a dependent r...

Antivirals are medicines that can both suppress and kill viruses in the body. False 10. The Anti-Tampering Act of 1982 requires that __________. packaging of OTC medicines are tamper-proof

regression - defense mechanism in which an individual faced with anxiety retreats to a more infantile psychosexual stage, where some psychic energy remains fixated (ie thumb sucking)

Accrued Expenses - Are previously unrecorded expenses that need to be adjusted at the end of the accounting period to reflect the amount incurred and the related payable account. Example, if cash will be paid: Expense xxx Payable xxx

A person with a history f a substance use disorder who desires to obtain or retain a license to practice nursing may be required to provide evidence that includes all of the following EXCEPT: A. current sobriety and fitness to practice. B. 45 contact hours of continuing nursing education. C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. D. positive employer evaluations - C. attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Anti Ulceratives - Prevents hyper secretion for duodenal and gastric ulcers. We give H2 Antagonists = Cimetidine "Tagamet" and/or Prostaglandin - like = Misoprostol "Cytotec

Information that should be included in the interpretation of a carotid duplex imaging exam: - Location of stenosis; extent of plaque and patency of distal ICA; presence of tortuosity or kinking of vessel; and plaque characteristics