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Themember4

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Your patient is a 75-year-old woman who is complaining of generalized weakness and loss of appetite. Your physical exam reveals no remarkable findings, and the patient has no significant past medical history. You reassure the patient that these are common complaints among people in her age group. Which of the following should you do next?
 
  A) Advise the patient to make an appointment with her doctor.
  B) Transport the patient for evaluation of a potentially serious medical problem.
  C) Call a family member to come and stay with the patient.
  D) Reassure the patient that there is nothing to worry about, and that you don't believe she needs to go to the hospital.

Question 2

Which of the following patients is at greatest risk of respiratory failure and should be carefully monitored for ventilatory status throughout treatment and transport?
 
  A) Flail chest B) Abdominal evisceration
  C) Hemopneumothorax D) Tension pneumothorax



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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