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Evidence-based management…

You developed a new blanket product and have been given the opportunity to pitch your product on Shark Tank. During your pitch, you feel incredibly nervous…you can feel your heart racing. One of your friends watches the episode later and to your surprise, says, “you didn’t seem nervous at all!” There clearly was a gap between what you felt, and what others could detect. This illustrates…

Which of the following clinical or chest x-ray findings is consistent with hyperinflation caused by obstructive lung disease?

Which of the following could cause this patient’s problem? 7.30/58/70/22

A patient who is alert and oriented times three would be able to answer which of the following things correctly?1. First and last name2. Today’s date3. City in which he or she lives4. President or head of state’s name

A 35-year-old, 54 kg woman with congestive heart failure enters the emergency department short of breath. An ABG shows the following results:pH 7.50, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3– 23 mEq/L, base excess +2 mEq/LThe patient’s ABG results indicate which of the following?

A 42-year-old male patient with a history of poorly controlled asthma is seen in the emergency department by the respiratory therapist (RT). The patient is seated in a chair and clearly is in extreme respiratory distress, with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing throughout. He reports that he has had a fever for the past 2 days and has eaten and drunk very little. He also reports some chest pain, and his blood pressure is 95/55 mm Hg. At one point, the patient stands to move from the chair to the stretcher and has an episode of syncope. The differential diagnosis for this patient should include which of the following?1. Myocardial infarction (MI)2. Acute asthma exacerbation3. Dehydration4. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA; stroke)

What is the main advantage of tympanic thermometry over the classic forms of temperature measurement?

Which of the following tests are considered for exercise testing?1. Stress ECG2. Ventilatory capacity3. Anaerobic threshold4. DLCO

What is believed to be responsible for production of the first heart sound?