Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who was accidentally shot with a handgun by a playmate. You note one gunshot wound to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, but no exit wound. The patient is pale, with cool, mottled extremities. He is lethargic, has a heart rate of 140, a respiratory rate of 30, and a blood pressure of 92/60 mmHg. Which of the following can be said for certain about this patient?
A) He is in compensated shock.
B) He is in irreversible shock.
C) He is in decompensated shock.
D) It is not possible to say anything for certain about this patient.
Question 2
The amount of air moved in and out of the lungs during a normal, quiet respiration is called:
A) tidal volume.
B) dead space volume.
C) inspiratory capacity.
D) functional reserve capacity.
Stereotaxic Surgery on a Human Patient
Note-taking
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
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