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Your patient’s lab values are as follows:             WBC 8,000 mm3             Hematocrit 20%             Hemoglobin 15 mg/dL             Platelets 300,000 ul You decide to hold therapy.  Which lab value made you cancel therapy today?

Lorraine is a 66 year patient in the burn unit and she is currently experiencing “burn shock.”  She accidentally sat on a bed of hot coal and has a burn on bilateral buttocks.  Your Clinical Instructor informs you that you will be taking the Lorraine’s vital signs.  Prior to taking her vital signs, she reports that she has 7/10 pain in her buttocks.  When you take Lorraine’s vital signs, which of the following are you anticipating?

Which of the following is NOT likely to result in decreased blood glucose levels?

Your patient, Sue Pinator, is ambulating around the rehab gym.  You call to her to remind her to stay close to her walker and to keep her eyes ahead instead of on the ground.  This would be documented as:

What is the normal value for hip external rotation? [BLANK-1]

Pacemakers are contraindicated for which of the following diagnostic study? 

Robbie is a 30 year old man whom you are treating in the local hospital.  He sustained a left femur fracture two days ago, while at an indoor rock climbing gym.  During surgery, the doctor placed a rod in Robbie’s femur.  He now has a large scar over his distal-lateral left thigh and is non-weight bearing on the left lower extremity.  His past medical history is unremarkable. Which of the following best describes the precaution associated with an Arterial Line (A-Line) placed in the femoral artery?

Your patient’s lab values are as follows:             WBC 6,300 mm3             Hematocrit 38%             Hemoglobin 15 mg/dL             Platelets 15,000 ul You decide to hold therapy.  Which lab value made you cancel therapy today?

Which of the following statements regarding quad canes is TRUE?

Which of the following helps to regulate muscle movement?