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When a COPD patient is hypoxemic, Oxygen therapy must be given  and titrated to keep SpO2:

Which of the following are indications or consideration for a low flow oxygen system?   I. Breathing frequency of 30 breaths/min II. Tidal volume of 300 – 700 ml III. Regular consistent breathing IV. Breath rate < 25 breaths/min

For safety, what must be present in the facility when oxygen is in use?

The amount of liquid oxygen left in a tank or bulk system is measured by its:

A below knee amputee is seen in your clinic for a follow up appointment and states he feels anterior/distal discomfort in his prosthetic socket.  How would you address this problem? 

When choosing if a prosthetic patient is a gel liner candidate, which of the following option(s) would assist you in this decision: 

Which symptom in a patient with asthma indicates severe bronchospasm?

All of the following statements are true regarding domestic abuse except: 

A 45 year old male with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease presents with a chief complaint of painful area on his right side for two days. He denies nausea, vomiting, trauma, cough and rash. Examination reveals tenderness in a horizontal linear pattern over the right lateral thorax. You take all the history and physical examination findings into consideration and prioritize your list of possible diagnoses. Based on the most likely cause which one of the following steps will you take first?

Lorie, age 29, appears with the following signs: pale conjunctiva and nailbeds, heart murmur, cheilosis, abdominal tenderness,and koilonychia. What do you suspect?