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What signs and symptoms would indicate inadequate breathing in a patient?
 
  A) Rapid breathing, pale skin, and a normal mental status
  B) Increased effort to breathe, increased depth of respiration, pink dry skin, normal mental status
  C) Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, cool clammy skin, altered mental status
  D) Decreased depth of respiration, decreased rate of breathing, hot clammy skin, normal mental status

Question 2

In the primary assessment, which of the following is NOT an acceptable method of assessing the patient's circulatory status?
 
  A) Checking a radial pulse B) Taking a blood pressure reading
  C) Assessing the patient's skin color D) Looking for serious bleeding


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amy.lauersdorf90

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thank you :)


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Happy to help you


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