You are dispatched to a residence for a 59-year-old male with an unknown emergency. when you arrive, you find the patient sitting on the couch. he is conscious, is noticeably diaphoretic, and complains of dizziness and weakness. during your assessment, you note a large, well-healed vertical scar in the center of his chest and a small bulge just under the skin in the upper left part of his chest. his blood pressure is 90/50 mm hg, pulse is 44 beats/min and weak, and respirations are 24 breaths/min and unlabored. what is the most likely cause of this patient's condition?

- Artificial pacemaker failure

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3 years ago

A teenager has a 28-day menstrual cycle. If her menstruation begins on the 5th of March, on which date would ovulation take plac

Olin [163]

18 of March and fertile window starts 14 of March

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2 years ago

A 24-year-old female comes into the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain on her left side. She is pale,

Scilla [17]

possibly an Ectopic pregnancy?

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2 years ago

1. Explain the difference between Active and Passive Euthanasia. <br><br>In atleast 2-3 sentences.

AURORKA [14]

Active euthanasia occurs when the medical professionals, or another oersin, deliberately do somethat that causes the patient to die. However passive euthanasia occurs when the patient dies because the medical professionals either don't do something necessary to keep the patient alive, or when they stop doing something that is keeping the patient alive. eg disconnecting a feed tube, switching off life-support machines

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2 years ago