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EMTALA Federal statute preventing hospitals from 'dumping' patients unable to pay. interfacility transports Transfers of patients between healthcare facilities. legal situation Potential involvement in a legal case. federal court Court where cases related to EMTALA are most appropriately filed. medical malpractice Form of negligence action usually filed in state courts. critical care transport Transport of patients requiring critical care. malpractice action Legal action for medic...

Development of most new drugs from discovery to marketing approval usually takes: 9 years or more The first randomized, controlled study of an experimental drug versus aspirin for postoperative pain control will enroll 55 subjects in each arm. Which of the following best describes the clinical phase of this study? Phase II Adults with more than a 12-month history of migraines were assigned randomly in a double-blinded study to receive treatment with experimental drug X (10 or 20 mg/day...

What does modality refer to? How does it appear on ER diagram? - ANSWERRefers to the MINIMUM number of times an instance in one entity can be associated with instance of another entity (minima) Appears as a 0 or 1 on the relationship line, next to cardinality Define: Referential Integrity - ANSWER- Requires that ALL foreign key values must either be fully NULL or match some primary key value 4 Ways Referential Integrity can be violated: - ANSWER- 1. Primary key is updated 2. Foreign key ...

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-year-old child who was found by his parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner. The child's lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse? a. Remove the child's contaminated clothing. b. Check the child's respiratory status. c. Administer an antidote to the child. d. Establish IV access for the child. Rationale: The nurse should apply the ABC pri...

What is translation? Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced polymerase chain reaction (PCR) A method of producing thousands of copies of DNA segment using the enzyme DNA polymerase DNA primers in PCR are needed to? a initiate synthesis of the new DNA molecule dNTPs are the building blocks of DNA DNA polymerase III adds bases to the new DNA chain; proofreading the chain for mistakes Excision Repair locates and repairs incorrect sequence by removing a segment of th...

Which level of protein structure is disrupted through the hydrolysis of peptide bonds? Quaternary Tertiary Primary Secondary Primary The primary structure of a protein is the sequence of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. Peptide bonds are formed by dehydration reactions and disrupted by hydrolysis. A mutation in the beta-hemoglobin gene, which results in the replacement of the amino acid glutamate in position 6 with the amino acid valine, leads to the development of sickle ...

A nurse is teaching a client about using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? It delivers a present amount of airway pressure throughout the breathing cycle 2. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a heart transplant. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? Shortness of breath might be an indication of t...

. MODULE 1: MODULE 1 2. what are the 2 defenses against infection: normal flora immune response 3. what is involved in immune response?: innate immunity adapt immunity inflammatory response 4. type of immunity that is long term/ specific/ acquired: adaptive immunity -Adaptive immunity is antigen specific and involves active, long-term Immulogic memory 5. what are the types of adaptive immunity?: humoral cellular immunologic memory 6. anti-body mediated Defense system that involv...

What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury If taking Blood Thinners Define delirium Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion Define Dementia Various causes, gradual change with mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment) An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors? Agitation and restlessness At the onset of alzheimers, wha...

What is the most common psychiatric disorder in the U.S? Anxiety What are the DSM-5 symptom criteria for a diagnosis of general anxiety disorder? Excessive anxiety and worry of variety of things for at least 6 months What are the DSM-5 symptom criteria for a major depressive disorder? Five or more symptoms including at least one depressed mood or loss of interest present in the same two weeks and present nearly every day Differential diagnoses that would mimic the symptoms of depression?...