You have been called to a New Year's Eve party for a male patient who was stabbed in the anterior chest. According to partygoers, the patient went outside with another male and was stabbed. Fifteen minutes later, he was found in the snow, and 911 was called. When assessing this patient, which finding would you consider to be the most serious and warranting immediate attention?
A) Complaint of a worsening headache
B) Capillary refill of 3 seconds
C) Decreased breath sounds to the left lung
D) Pain and bruising to the left thigh
C) Decreased breath sounds to the left lung
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a. The delivered tidal volume (VT) is greater than the preset minimum VT. b. The patient's lung or thoracic compliance decreases from the baseline. c. The delivered VT is less than the preset minimum VT. d. The patient's Raw increases from baseline.
The most aggressive skin cancer is ____.
A. basal cell carcinoma B. squamous cell carcinoma C. melanoma D. eczema E. scabies
Calculate the following desired doses.Ordered: Phenobarbital gr ss PO dailyOn hand: Phenobarbital 15 mg tabletsDesired dose: __________
What will be an ideal response?