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Sufayan.ah

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on: Jun 25, 2018
A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an accident. The nurse expects to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?
 
  a. Ruddy blue.
  b. Generalized pallor.
  c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
  d. Patchy areas of pallor.

Question 2

An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department after being found lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is extremely dehydrated. What would the nurse expect to see during the examination?
 
  a. Smooth mucous membranes and lips
  b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
  c. Pale mucous membranes
  d. White patches on the mucous membranes


gabrielle_lawrence

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Pallor attributable to shock, with decreased perfusion and vasoconstriction, in black-skinned people will cause the skin to appear ashen, gray, or dull

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
With dehydration, mucous membranes appear dry and the lips look parched and cracked. The other responses are not found in dehydration.


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