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Mr. Wonderful

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on: Jul 2, 2018
When assessing a patient, you note that the patient is having some referred pain to the left shoulder, which most likely is being caused by diaphragmatic irritation. Given this assessment, what sign are you seeing?
 
  A) Kehr's sign
  B) Cullen's sign
  C) Voluntary guarding
  D) Diaphoretic instability

Question 2

The baroreceptors that recognize hypotension due to blood loss and signal the medulla oblongata are located in the:
 
  A) neck.
  B) vena cava.
  C) brain.
  D) heart.


elyse44

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A


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