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justinmsk

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You have been called to the house of a young adult male who is unresponsive. The man lives by himself so no family is present. In trying to determine the origin of the patient's altered mental status, which of the following would most likely provide the best information?
 
  A) Contact with medical direction
  B) Examination of medication containers
  C) Interpretation of assessment findings
  D) Observation of the living conditions in the house

Question 2

You respond to a boat dock for a diving injury. You find a 24-year-old male patient unresponsive with frothy blood in the mouth and lung sounds absent on the right side. The patient's friends state they were diving when he came out of the water complaining of chest pains and then collapsed. What condition do you suspect?
 
  A) Air embolism B) Decompression sickness
  C) Near drowning D) Myocardial infarction



patma1981

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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