The abbreviation Hgb stands for:
A) millimeters of mercury.
B) hematocrit.
C) history.
D) hemoglobin.
Question 2
Your patient is a 17-year-old female who fell from a horse. She is complaining of being unable to move. During your assessment, you have placed her arms at her sides, but her arms keeping returning to a stick-up or hold-up position. Based on this, which of the following is MOST likely?
A) The patient has a spinal-cord injury at T-1.
B) The patient has Brown-Squard syndrome.
C) The patient is feigning the injury.
D) The patient has a spinal cord injury in the midcervical region.