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james9437

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on: Jul 2, 2018
Dullness in the chest during percussion of the third to fifth intercostal spaces can be attributed to the location of the:
 
  A) spleen.
  B) heart.
  C) stomach.
  D) liver.

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Your patient is a 77-year-old male whose wife called for EMS because he began acting confused a few hours ago. The patient has high blood pressure and benign prostatic hypertrophy. The patient is agitated and does not understand why you are there. Your assessment reveals warm, moist skin; a heart rate of 72; a respiratory rate of 24; and a blood pressure of 142/88. The patient has diminished breath sounds over the right middle lobe with coarse rhonchi in the right lower lobe; his oxygen saturation is 89 percent on room air.. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
 
  A) Pulmonary embolism
  B) Congestive heart failure
  C) Pneumonia
  D) Emphysema


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nickk12214

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

B

Answer to Question 2

C


james9437

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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