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Shelles

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What is the most common finding at the site of the flail portion of a flail chest?
 
  a. Pulmonary contusion
  b. Pulmonary abscess
  c. Pulmonary edema
  d. Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 2

Warming techniques for a cold-water near-drowning victim include all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. cooling the extremities and warming the body core.
  b. warming the inspired oxygen.
  c. heated intravenous solutions.
  d. heated lavage of the pericardial space.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The force of the injury that fractures multiple ribs most likely will injure the underlying lung resulting in a pulmonary contusion.

Answer to Question 2

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It would be counterproductive to cool the extremities while warming the core of the cold-water near-drowning victim.


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