Author Question: You are caring for a 55-year-old man with significant trauma. His medical history reveals high blood ... (Read 17 times)

berenicecastro · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are caring for a 55-year-old man with significant trauma. His medical history reveals high blood pressure for which he takes a beta blocker. You realize that this group of drugs may:

a. inhibit his heart's ability to beat faster.
b. cause him to have lower-than-normal blood pressure.
c. diminish his reactions to pain.
d. cause his heart rate to increase.

Question 2

The key components of blood are:

a. red blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin, and water.
b. white blood cells, plasma, proteins, and fat.
c. red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
d. hemoglobin, water, platelets, and plasma.