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A 45-year-old woman was at a family reunion and fell off a trampoline. She impacted a picnic table with the left side of her lower rib cage and is very anxious and confused. Her airway is open, and her breathing is adequate. Her radial pulse is rapid and weak and her skin is cool and diaphoretic. Vital signs are: pulse 132, respirations 20, blood pressure 102/78 mmHg, and SpO2 at 97 percent. She has ecchymosis to the left lower rib area as well as tenderness and instability. She also has a superficial abrasion to her forehead. Given these findings, you should suspect and treat her for what condition?
 
  A) Hypovolemic shock
  B) Hypoxia
  C) Closed head injury
  D) Spinal shock

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Which of the following is responsible for the second step of the clotting process?
 
  A) Erythrocytes
  B) Platelets
  C) Plasma
  D) Leukocytes


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

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

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:D TYSM

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