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Copy of MDC 4 Final Blueprint, (Answered) Complete Solution The student got an 82% with the answers that are selected~ 1. Which of the following describes the process of initial surveillance of victims injury severity when administering first aid in an emergency situation? a. The Good Samaritan law b. an emergency interview c. Triage p. 151 A key process in any multi-casualty or mass casualty response is effective triage to rapidly sort ill or injured patients into priority categories bas...

MDC 4 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness. What type of seizure? Tonic You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities. What type of seizure? Clonic You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few seconds, the patient dropped to the floor. What type of seizure? Atonic A patient is in recovery afte...

MDC 4 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Rated A+ The patient is a 54-year-old male with history of COPD, who was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow- green sputum. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.3, PaCO2 68 mmHg, HCO3 28 mmol/L, and PaO2 60 mmHg. How would you interpret this? Respiratory acidosis, partially compensated Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene, Thermazene) Watch for allergic reaction c...

MDC 4 Exam 2 Final Review Latest Update Graded A+ Burns s/s -Tachycardia -Hypotension -Decreased cardiac output -Decreased gastrointestinal blood flow -Fluid shifts -Hypovolemia -Electrolyte imbalances -Thready/weak pulse Burns labs -Decreased albumin -Decreased pH -Hypovolemia -Hyponatremia -Hyperkalemia -Metabolic acidosis Superficial thickness burn -Damage to epidermis -Pink/red with no blisters, no eschar, no skin grafts -Mild edema -Heals in 3-6 days Example: s...

mdc 4 exam 2 latest version with complete and accurate solutions types of shock Hypovolemic Distributive Cardiogenic Obstructive hypovolemic shock cause decrease in body fluid cardiogenic shock cause direct pump failure (ex. MI or heart failure) distributive shock cause fluid shift (ex. pain, anesthesia, spinal cord injury, head trauma, chemical-induced, anaphylaxis, sepsis, capillary leak, burns, extensive trauma, liver impairment, hypoproteinemia) obstructive shock cause c...

The patient is a 54-year-old male with history of COPD, who was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.3, PaCO2 68 mmHg, HCO3 28 mmol/L, and PaO2 60 mmHg. How would you interpret this? - correct answer Respiratory acidosis, partially compensated Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene, Thermazene) - correct answer Watch for allergic reaction causing a drop in white bl...

types of shock - correct answer Hypovolemic Distributive Cardiogenic Obstructive hypovolemic shock cause - correct answer decrease in body fluid cardiogenic shock cause - correct answer direct pump failure (ex. MI or heart failure) distributive shock cause - correct answer fluid shift (ex. pain, anesthesia, spinal cord injury, head trauma, chemical-induced, anaphylaxis, sepsis, capillary leak, burns, extensive trauma, liver impairment, hypoproteinemia) obstructive shock cause - co...

A nurse must perform a primary survey on a patient while at the scene of a house fire. What elements does this include? - CORRECT ANSWERS Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (ABCDE) What is the first action done to a patient during the primary survey? - CORRECT ANSWERS Ensure patient has a patent airway EMS is trying to assess a patient in a car accident. The patient has an unknown SCI. What type of maneuver can be used to open the patients airway without causing addition...

Alzheimers vs Dementia correct answers Dementia is a general term for progressive loss of brain function and impaired cognition Alzheimer's: Chronic terminal illness characterized by formation of neuritic placques, neurofibrillary tangles, and vascular degeneration in the brain. S/S of Alzheimer's correct answers -Memory loss that disrupts daily life -Challenges in planning/problem solving -Confusion with time or place -Changes in behavior/personality -Changes in self-manageme...

A nurse must perform a primary survey on a patient while at the scene of a house fire. What elements does this include? correct answers Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (ABCDE) What is the first action done to a patient during the primary survey? correct answers Ensure patient has a patent airway EMS is trying to assess a patient in a car accident. The patient has an unknown SCI. What type of maneuver can be used to open the patients airway without causing additional sp...