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A confused 62-year-old female fell at home, hitting the side of a table with her chest. Assessment reveals instability to the left lateral chest accompanied by minor bruising in the same area. She complains of intense pain every time she breathes. Her airway is patent, breathing is rapid and shallow, and skin warm and nondiaphoretic. Vital signs are pulse 112, respirations 24, and blood pressure 132/64 mmHg with SpO2 at 90. Breath sounds are shallow but equal to both lungs. Based on those findings, you should treat this patient for what life-threatening condition?
 
  A) Shock
  B) Pain
  C) Pneumothorax
  D) Hypoxia

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When a foreign substance invades the body, the inflammatory response develops ________ compared to the immune response.
 
  A) more quickly
  B) more specifically
  C) for a longer time
  D) with fewer cell types
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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