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on: Jul 2, 2018
Your patient just deplaned from a long coast to coast flight and you are called because he has had an acute onset of shortness of breath. You should suspect:
 
  A) an acute asthma attack.
  B) disseminated intravascular coagulation.
  C) a pulmonary embolism due to DVT.
  D) flash pulmonary edema.

Question 2

A loss of about 30-40 percent of the circulating volume is classified as a ________ hemorrhage.
 
  A) Class I
  B) Class II
  C) Class III
  D) Class IV


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

C

Answer to Question 2

C


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