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You have been called to the side of a 37-year-old female whose chief complaint is confusion, anxiety, and chest tightness. Assessment shows her airway to be patent, respirations 46 per minute, heart rate 134, blood pressure 128/54 mmHg, and SpO2 at 93. In regards to the respiratory rate, you would recognize:
 
  A) it will result in too much air being placed in the lungs.
  B) it is not a concern because the patient is still getting oxygen.
  C) it does not allow the lungs enough time to adequately fill.
  D) it will cause damage to the lungs if not corrected.

Question 2

An alert but confused patient called 911 with the complaint of abdominal pain. Assessment reveals her to be nauseated with pain that she localizes to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. She states that she was not able to take her blood pressure medication this morning and wants to take it now with a small glass of juice. You would:
 
  A) allow her to take the medication with juice.
  B) crush the medication and mix it in a small amount of water.
  C) tell her that she should not take her medication or drink juice.
  D) provide her some water instead of juice to take with her medications.



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yifu223

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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Yi-Chen

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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