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An H cylinder of oxygen is being used to deliver oxygen to a patient in a subacute care facility where no piped-in oxygen is available. The cylinder gauge shows a pressure of 1000 psi. The patient is receiving oxygen at 5 L/min by cannula. Approximately how long will the cylinder gas last at this flow rate? 

Calculate duration of an E cylinder with 1500 psi running at 2 L/min.

The cartilaginous projection just in front of the ear’s outer opening is known as which of the following?

Your patient has a sudden drop of urine production to just less than 400 ml per day. This would BEST be described as:

You are providing care for a patient whom you discover, during your primary (initial) assessment, is vomiting copious amounts of bright red blood. Which of the following should be your HIGHEST concern?

Which of the following endocrine conditions will MOST likely require advance life support to transport emergency mode due to life-threatening complications associated with it?

Which of the following is a common causative agent of Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE)?

What is the most common complication of urinary bladder catheterization?

You assess an elderly patient with abdominal pain. Vital signs are within normal ranges, abdominal pain in the lower midline area of the epigastrium, denial of chest pain, no bowel movements for several days, and the patient is taking several medications, including Morphine and Vicodin for arthritis. What would the MOST probable field impression be for this patient? 

You are assessing a 27-year-old female who is complaining of severe abdominal pain. Which of the following should you view as a worst-case scenario as you develop your differential diagnosis?