18 Oct Juan is a 42 year old male with complaints of nausea and vomiting for 3 days and has been unable to keep anything down in that time. He has not taken any of his medications due to the nausea and vomiting.

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Juan is a 42 year old male with complaints of nausea and vomiting for 3...

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18 Oct An 87 year male is brought to the emergency department from a nursing home by his family with concerns about his functional status. They state that over the past week he is very somnolent and not participating in his own care very much.

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An 87 year male is brought to the emergency department from a nursing home by...

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18 Oct A 16 year old male is admitted to the step down unit following laparotomy for appendici-tis. It was determined during surgery that the appendix had ruptured causing a perito-nitis.

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A 16 year old male is admitted to the step down unit following laparotomy for...

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18 Oct The APRN has determined that a 21 year old motor vehicle crash victim needs a rapid sequence intubation. The patient weighs 77 kg.

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The APRN has determined that a 21 year old motor vehicle crash victim needs a...

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18 Oct A patient with respiratory failure has hemodynamic monitoring and is receiving mechanical ventilation with peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cm H2O.

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A patient with respiratory failure has hemodynamic monitoring and is receiving mechanical ventilation with peak...

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18 Oct What is your interpretation of this 12-lead EKG?

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What is your interpretation of this 12-lead EKG?               ...

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18 Oct For the following ABGs, identify the level of hypoxemia, the primary acid base disorder, and the type of compensation.

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For the following ABGs, identify the level of hypoxemia, the primary acid base disorder, and...

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18 Oct A 26-year-old male was injured in a motorcycle crash 3 days ago. He sustained an acute subdural hematoma, acetabular fracture, and L2 fracture with spinal cord injury and resulting paralysis.

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A 26-year-old male was injured in a motorcycle crash 3 days ago. He sustained an...

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18 Oct A 56 year old man is thought to be in hypovolemic shock. What physical assessment findings would you expect to find to confirm this type of shock?

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A 56 year old man is thought to be in hypovolemic shock. What physical assessment...

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18 Oct Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders

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Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders   Like many disorders affecting other systems, those...

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