A client has second- and third-degree burns to the legs and feet. The nurse assesses the client has an increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and cool and clammy skin. The nurse should recognize this client is in what type of shock?
a. anaphylactic c. hypovolemic
b. cardiogenic d. toxic
C
Shock, a condition of profound hemodynamic and metabolic disturbance characterized by inadequate tissue perfusion and inadequate circulation to the vital organs, must be recognized and immediately treated. Hypovolemic shock is easily recognizable when bleeding is external but more difficult when the bleeding is internal.
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A client with a fibroadenoma is being scheduled for diagnostic testing. Which of the following would the nurse expect as most likely?
A) Mammogram B) Ultrasound C) Excisional biopsy D) Culture of discharge
The patient is pregnant and requires medication for treatment of an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI). She will most likely be prescribed:
a. Ciprofloxacin b. Lomefloxacin c. Methenamine d. Nitrofurantoin
In caring for a pregnant woman with sickle cell crisis, the nurse understands that man-agement of this patient includes all except:
a. Analgesia. b. Oxygen. c. Hydration. d. Antibiotics.
This drug is a good choice for the treatment of hypovolemic shock because of its positive inotropic effects, ability to cause peripheral vasoconstriction with less tachycardia, resulting in increased cardiac output and improving hypotension
Which drug would the physician choose? a. Dobutamine c. Neosynephrine b. Dopamine d. Epinephrine