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RYAN BANYAN

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Which of the following patients does NOT require the administration of supplemental oxygen?
 
  A) A 6-year-old male with a history of asthma whose breath sounds are silent and who is drowsy
  B) A 31-year-old male who is unresponsive due to an overdose of narcotics
  C) A 24-year-old woman who is breathing 28 times per minute after being in an argument with her husband
  D) A 60-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who can speak two or three words at a time without a breath

Question 2

Which one of the following conditions causes the greatest immediate threat to life when you are attempting an intubation of a patient?
 
  A) Trauma to the airway while you are inserting the tube
  B) Increase in the patient's heart rate
  C) Placement of the tube into the trachea
  D) Placement of the tube in the esophagus


zoeyesther

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


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