A 71-year-old female patient complains of the sudden onset of shortness of breath and rapid breathing. She also states that she is experiencing some chest pain that seems to worsen when she takes a deep breath. The primary assessment shows her to be alert and oriented with a patent airway and rapid breathing that is adequate. Her pulse rate is 92 and her blood pressure is 116/68 mmHg. When obtaining a history, which of these statements made by the patient should raise your suspicion that the patient may be experiencing a pulmonary embolism?

A) "I think that I may also have a fever."
B) "I had leg surgery five days ago."
C) "I just started a new blood pressure medication today."
D) "I had a headache earlier and took an aspirin."


B) "I had leg surgery five days ago."

Health Professions

You might also like to view...

Which of the following medications may an AEMT administer by intramuscular injection?

A) Dextrose 50 percent and glucagon B) Nitroglycerin and epinephrine 1:1000 C) Epinephrine 1:1000 and glucagon D) Nitroglycerin and dextrose 50 percent

Health Professions

Why are erythrocyte cellular inclusions such as Howell-Jolly bodies found after surgical removal of the spleen?

a. Blood loss from surgery increases erythrocyte production. b. Necessary hematopoiesis growth factors produced in the spleen are lost. c. Removal of the spleen induces the formation of inclusions. d. The absent spleen cannot "pit" or remove the normally formed inclusions.

Health Professions

What is posterior

What will be an ideal response?

Health Professions

A parasympatholytic agent used to treat symptomatic bradycardia is:

A) Atrovent.
B) atropine.
C) epinephrine.
D) Levophed.

Health Professions