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Because Jennifer also is pale and has shortness of breath, Dr. Invivo decides to order a CBC and a comprehensive metabolic profile to rule out iron deficiency anemia. Korey completes the laboratory request form to accompany the blood specimen to Outside Laboratory. Korey includes Jennifer’s age on the request form because Korey realizes

What is the license number the educational interpreter in Wisconsin is required to have? 

Korey is spinning a blood tube in the centrifuge so that she can obtain serum for laboratory tests. What is an important safety practice to follow with a centrifuge?

According to the lecture and textbook, reaction time (RT) will increase logarithmically as the:

A client with a thrombosis has a heparin infusion at 15 mL/hr. The heparin concentration is 25,000 units in 500 mL of 0.45% NS.  How many units per hour is the client receiving? _____ units/hr   (Enter numeric answer only)   

Order: Alprazolam 0.5 mg po at bedtime PRN anxiety.   Available:   How many tablets will you give per dose? ________ tabs   (Enter numeric answer only)  

Order: Meperidine 75 mg IM Available: Meperidine 100 mg / mL How many mL would you administer per dose?  __________ mL   (Enter numeric answer only)  

You are flying the RNAV 9R Circling to 27R approach into KMLB. During the circle, you fly behind a layer of low clouds and lose sight of the airport but remain outside the clouds in visual conditions. Explain what the appropriate procedure in this scenario would be and how you would fly it.

Acetaminophen is ordered for an infant who weighs 17.6 lb. Acetaminophen is available as a 160mg/5mL concentration.  The recommended dosage is 10 mg/kg/dose.  Calculate the safe dose for this child.   ______ mg   (Enter numeric answer only)  

Order: Ferrous sulfate 45 mg PO daily Available: Ferrous sulfate 15 mg per 0.6 mL How many mL will you administer per dose?  _____ mL   (Enter numeric answer only)