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vinney12

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A patient comes into the emergency department with a complaint of centrally located, constant chest pain. What is his most likely problem?
 
  a. Pleurisy
  b. Myocardial ischemia
  c. Pneumothorax
  d. Fractured rib

Question 2

The respiratory therapist should be aware of a patient's culture and religious beliefs for which of the following reasons?
 
  a. To be able to engage in a meaningful conversation
  b. To change any misguided notions the patient has that may impact his or her health
  c. To explain to the patient how these beliefs will lead to discrimination and stereotyping
  d. To better understand how the patient's beliefs may impact how the patient thinks and behaves



anoriega3

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Answer to Question 1

B
Often a patient with myocardial ischemia will complain of centrally located, constant chest pain. The pain may also radiate down an arm or up the neck.

Answer to Question 2

D
Culture and religious beliefs may have a profound effect on how patients think and behave, and this may impact their health or health-care decisions. The role of the respiratory therapist is not to change the patient's beliefs, engage in sensitive conversations, or discuss discrimination. Rather, the respiratory therapist needs to understand how these beliefs may impact the patient's health-care decisions.



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