Your 15-year-old male patient has a stab wound along the right sternal border at the fourth intercostal space. The patient responds to painful stimuli and shows little evidence of external bleeding. His respirations are 30, his breath sounds are clear and equal, and his radial pulse is weak and disappears on inspiration. The patient has distended jugular veins and is dyspneic. This patient is most likely suffering from ________ shock due to ________.
A) obstructive; cardiac tamponade
B) hypovolemic; hemothorax
C) distributive; loss of sympathetic nervous tone
D) hypoxic; tension pneumothorax
Ans: A) obstructive; cardiac tamponade
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A. see B. inclusion notes C. exclusion notes D. NEC
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).