A 33-year-old male was shot in the abdomen during an altercation at a bar. He is semiconscious, his heart rate is 160 beats/min and thready, and his respirations are 38 breaths/min and shallow. On the basis of this patient's clinical presentation, you should suspect that he is experiencing stage ____ hemorrhage.

A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2


Answer: B. 4

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a. PTA. b. PT. c. patient. d. physician.

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Visual receptors are located on the:

a. Retina b. Iris c. Pupil d. Sclera

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a. contrast matrix. b. grayscale. c. shadows. d. pixels.

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The Y-axis is also referred to as the vertical line.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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