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sc00by25

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For which of the following patients would capillary refill be a reliable sign of circulatory status?
 
  A) 3-year-old child with a fever and cough
  B) 50-year-old woman complaining of chest pain
  C) 24-year-old homeless man who has spent the night outside in the rain
  D) 92-year-old man complaining of weakness on his right side

Question 2

Your patient is a 30-year-old female involved in a motorcycle crash. She was not wearing a helmet and struck her head on the pavement. She is unresponsive and has a blood pressure of 152/110 mmHg. Her pulse is 60 beats per minute and respirations are 8 breaths per minute and shallow. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention?
 
  A) Apply a pressure dressing to her scalp lacerations.
  B) Hyperventilate at a rate of 24 breaths per minute using supplemental oxygen.
  C) Provide cervical spine immobilization.
  D) Elevate the legs.


Dunkey

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

A

Answer to Question 2

C


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