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When describing a patient level of consciousness using the AVPU scale V representig what?
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Voice or Verbal
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What care should a patient receive after a thallium heart scan?
The thallium scan is performed in conjunction with an exercise stress test. At the end of the stress test (once the patient has reached the highest level of exercise he or she can comfortably achieve), a small amount of the harmless radioisotope.
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Level up your swampert to about level 51 or higher instead of using a TM
Is a plateau above sea level or below sea level?
Above sea level.
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above sea level
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What is level of consciousness?
a person's level of consciousness is the level of awareness they presently exhibit. For example, under certain types of anesthesia, people can seemingly be alert and answer questions, but not feel the searing pain of the knife rip open their flesh as the doctor operates. In this type of consciousness, the patient is under a drug's affect that alters their level of consciousness.Another level of consciousness is sleep. That one is obvious.Another is after a hit to the head a person may be responsive, but doesn't make any sense and is barely "awake."
What level of consciousness do surrealist artist potray in their artwork?
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What does the medical abbreviation LOC mean?
LOC stands for Level of Consciousness. It is used to assess a patient's awareness, orientation, and responsiveness. Changes in LOC can indicate underlying medical conditions or the severity of an illness.
What two words describe a decreased level of consciousness that does not put patients completely to sleep and that allows the patient to breathe on their own during a surgical procedure?
Local
What is a waxing and waning level of consciousness?
It means going in and out of consciousness or awareness.
Which of these is not a level of consciousness?
hypnosis
What determines the time spent in the postanesthesia care unit?
The amount of time the patient spends in the PACU depends on the length of surgery, type of surgery, status of regional anesthesia (e.g., spinal anesthesia), and the patient's level of consciousness.
What two words describe level of consciousness that dose not put patients completely to sleep and that allows the patient to breath on their own during a surgical procedure?
moderate sedation
What does AVPU mean in first aid?
AVPU refers to a patient's Level of Consciousness (or LOC) A - Alert - the patient is alert, able to communicate and responsive V - Verbal - the patient only responds to you when you speak to them P - Pain - The patient only responds when you apply a painful stimulus (such as pinching the trapezius muscle) U - No response at all. The patient is unconscious (or dead)
Is local anesthesia a type of anesthesia that provides a decreased level of consciousness True?
False! This is generally used for stitching up cuts, dental work and procedures where the patient is completely conscious
What is a late indicator of neurological change?
level of consciousness
What is the medical abbreviation meaning level of consciousness?
LOC.
