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Which examination records the rhythm of the heart?

Electrocardiography
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What is the first step in wound care?
Swab the wound secretions
100

In what position would you lay after an Exercise Tolerance Test?

Supine

200

What type of test would you perform if you suspect blood in stool?

Hemoccult

200

What must be assessed of the patient before doing a wound culture?

Fever, chills, elevated WBC count

200

What is a thoracentesis? 

Removal of fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall.

300

What test would you HAVE to get an ECG done before starting?

Exercise Tolerance Test

300

Where do you start collecting the specimen from?

The innermost part of the wound.

300

What should you observe for after an IVP procedure?

Anaphalaxis 
400

What examination must you lie on your right side for 1-2 hours after the procedure?

Liver Biopsy

400
What must be obtained before doing a wound culture?

A doctor's order

400

What examination records the electrical signals within the brain?

Electroencephalography

500
Which examination can you not eat 2-4 hour after the procedure until your gag reflex returns?

Endoscopy

500

What must you do after you cap the swab? 

Crush the inner ampule

500

Which patient symptom must you put on the ECG strip if it occurs?

Chest pain