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Title: Which one of the following questions is BEST asked when attempting to determine the degree of ...
Post by: ladyapj on Mar 18, 2018
Which one of the following questions is BEST asked when attempting to determine the degree of sensation in the hand of a patient who has suffered an elbow injury?
 
  A) Can you tell me if you have parethesia in your hand?
  B) Can you tell me what finger I am touching?
  C) Do you have feeling in your hand?
  D) Does your hand feel as though it is asleep?

Question 2

In which patient population do you NOT perform a blind finger sweep on since you may push a foreign object deeper in the airway, worsening the obstruction?
 
  A) Pediatric patients
  B) Obstetric patients
  C) Geriatric patients
  D) Psychiatric patients

Question 3

The term subluxation describes:
 
  A) partial displacement of a joint.
  B) gross dislocation of a joint.
  C) a fracture with exposed bone ends.
  D) bleeding into a muscle compartment.


Title: Which one of the following questions is BEST asked when attempting to determine the degree of ...
Post by: michjfrg88 on Mar 18, 2018
Answer to q. 1

B

Answer to q. 2

A

Answer to q. 3

A