Referred pain to the left shoulder and partway down the left arm, called Kehr's sign, can indicate an injury to the liver. ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


F, spleen

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The most common symptom reported by patients with ACS is ____.

A. chest pain B. shortness of breath C. dyspnea D. diaphoresis

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An angle at the elbow between the long axis of the humerus and the long axis of the forearm, which averages about 15 degrees

What will be an ideal response?

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For which of the following patients might a physician order a right-side 12-lead ECG?

A. A patient in a permanent fetal position B. A patient with dextrocardia C. A pregnant patient D. A geriatric patient

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Your patient is a 37-year-old male unrestrained driver of a vehicle. You find him with his upper body across the console and his head hanging down into the passenger's side floorboard area. You note pooled blood from a scalp wound. After immobilizing him and loading him into the ambulance, where you have more light for your examination, you note that he has a large, full-thickness avulsion of the

scalp. The patient's heart rate is 112, respirations are 20, and blood pressure is 82/50. Which of the following statements about this patient are TRUE? 1. The scalp wound itself cannot account for the patient's vital signs. 2. The scalp wound itself may account for the patient's vital signs. 3. The patient's vital signs are consistent with increasing intracranial pressure. 4. Nothing about the vital signs indicates increased intracranial pressure. A) 1 and 4 B) 2 and 3 C) 1 and 3 D) 2 and 4

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