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penguins

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on: Jul 22, 2018
A small child has had vomiting and diarrhea for more than 12 hours, unrelieved by the medication prescribed by a pediatrician earlier in the day. The child is listless but awake and refuses anything offered by mouth; vital signs are normal.
 
  In which of these triage categories would the child be placed? a. emergent c. nonurgent
  b. priority d. urgent

Question 2

The highest incidence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa occurs among which of these groups?
 
  a. African American girls of middle to low socioeconomic classes
  b. Asian Americans of middle socioeconomic classes
  c. Caucasian boys of higher socioeconomic classes
  d. Caucasian girls of higher socioeconomic classes


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

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Not all clients who use the emergency department (ED) require immediate care. Clients and families define an emergency according to their own perceptions. Emergent clients require immediate care to sustain life or limb. Urgent clients require care within 1 to 2 hours to prevent a decline in their condition.

Answer to Question 2

D
Caucasian girls of higher socioeconomic classes are at highest risk for incidence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa due to social pressure for thinness.


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