Your patient is a 27-year-old male who fell down a full flight of stairs while escaping his burning apartment. What assessment finding should demand your immediate attention?
A) Tenderness to the right upper abdominal quadrant
B) Full-thickness burn on the hands
C) Burns on the face
D) Deformity of the left wrist
C
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Immediately after extubation of a patient in the ICU, the respiratory therapist observes increasing respiratory distress with intercostal retractions and marked stridor. The SpO2 on 40% oxygen is noted to be 86%. Which of the following would be most appropriate at this time?
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