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Which site is best for monitoring a patient’s core temperature in the PACU?  

The treatment of a blood transfusion reaction will include all of the following EXCEPT:

Identify the least important variable determining the spread of the epidural block.

Match the fluid with the correct tonicity.

What is the first action you should take if the oxygen saturation decreases from 98% to 90% 15minutes into surgery?

What is the reason for doing Upper Limb Tension Tests?      What joint movements/positions stress which peripheral nerves (ulnar/median/radial)?    What joint movements/positions relieve stress on which peripheral nerves (ulnar/medial/radial)?

What is the most important electrolyte for ventricular repolarization?

What does elevation of the ST segment signify?

What nerve provides sensory innervation to the base of the tongue, the posterior epiglottis, the aryepiglottic folds, and the arytenoids?

Case 1 (Questions 11-13) Suppose a team of researchers conducts a case-control study on the association between hypertension and stroke among adults aged 50 and older in Florida. For this study, the researchers selected Floridian adults aged 50 and older who experienced a stroke as the cases. As controls, the researchers selected Floridian adults aged 50 or older who did not experience a stroke. To assess each participant’s exposure status, the researchers asked the participants to fill out a questionnaire in which the participants were asked to retrospectively report if they have had hypertension in the past.   What strategy could be used to minimize error in the measurement of hypertension in case 1? (max. 4 points)