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dusk108

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Question 1

You are assessing a 74-year-old female patient who was recently diagnosed with a thoracic aortic aneurysm. If this aneurysm dissects, your patient most likely will describe the pain as a ________.
◦ pounding
◦ pressure
◦ squeezing
◦ tearing

Question 2

You are assessing a patient with a history of cardiac problems. While checking his pulse, you note it is irregular without any pattern. This finding would be considered ________.
◦ an irregular pulse
◦ pulsus alternans
◦ pulsus paradoxus
◦ heart failure
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Marked as best answer by dusk108 on Jul 13, 2022

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2022
Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.
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dusk108

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2022
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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