You respond, along with fire department Emergency Medical Responders, to a 48-year-old female having a syncope episode in the bathroom. You find the patient sitting on the commode vomiting into the trash can. The vomitus appears to look like coffee grounds and has a foul smell. The patient is pale and has n weak for the past few days. She has:
A) hernia. B) GI bleeding.
C) abdominal aortic aneurysm. D) peritonitis.
Question 2
Which of the following statements regarding polycythemia is most accurate?
A) It decreases the patient's risk of infection.
B) It decreases the ability of blood to clot.
C) It increases the patient's risk of infection.
D) It increases the patient's risk of thrombosis and congestive heart failure.