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True or False: Epinephrine dilates blood vessels and constricts the bronchioles. 

Your patient is presenting with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes. His roommate states that he saw him take his normal dose of insulin this morning, but never saw him eat anything. What, out of the answer choices below, is most likely causing the patient to present this way? 

You are reviewing your narrative for a patient care report when you notice that you wrote down 18 for the respiration rate when it should have been 16. In one sentence, describe the proper way to correct this.

Your patient is a 5-year-old female who has swallowed an unknown amount of two different household cleaning liquids. Your best source for information on how to treat this patient is:

True or False: The mandible is superior to the maxilla. 

In a few sentences, describe how you would assess a patient using AVPU making sure to include what each letter in the acronym stands for in your response. 

A patient presents with a reduced heart rate and respiratory rate. You assess the patient’s pupils and note they appear as pictured in the photo below. Based on this finding, which of the following substances would you guess the patient most likely under the influence of?

List four things (other than DCAP-BTLS) you should specifically assess your trauma patient’s abdominal area for during a rapid secondary assessment.

Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the ________.

Organ distal to the stomach