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A 70-year-old homeless man is admitted to the emergency department with heat stroke following 3 days of overexposure to outside temperatures. The nurse is most alerted to which signs and symptoms associated with heat stroke? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Temperature of 103.8F
  b. Throbbing headache
  c. Diaphoresis
  d. Confusion

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When assessing the quality of a client's pedal pulses, what is the nurse assessing? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Rhythm of the pulses
  b. Strength of the pulses
  c. Bilateral equality of pulses
  d. Rate compared with apical pulse


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upturnedfurball

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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