You are caring for a woman who sustained a head injury as a result of a domestic dispute. You suspect she has a closed head injury since she cannot remember what happened and one of her pupils is slightly larger than the other. You have been monitoring her vital signs every 5 minutes and you see that her blood pressure is rising and her pulse is dropping. This part of the assessment is called:
A) trending. B) intervention check.
C) modified secondary assessment. D) crisis management.
A
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A chronic disease caused by the increased reactivity of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli is:
A. bronchitis B. asthma C. emphysema D. lung cancer
Each quadrant contains how many incisors?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Which of the following sets of vital signs depicts Cushing triad?
A. Blood pressure, 80/40 mm Hg; pulse, 30 beats/min; respirations, 32 breaths/min B. Blood pressure, 200/100 mm Hg; pulse, 140 beats/min; respirations, 28 breaths/min C. Blood pressure, 190/110 mm Hg; pulse, 55 beats/min; respirations, 30 breaths/min D. Blood pressure, 90/50 mm Hg; pulse, 120 beats/min; respirations, 10 breaths/min