A patient is in cardiac arrest after being submerged in a pond for 15 minutes. You note that his abdomen is greatly distended and it is very difficult to ventilate him. Which one of the following should you do next?
A) Ventilate more forcibly at a rate of 20–24 breaths per minute.
B) Administer chest compressions to evacuate water from the body.
C) Place the patient on his side and firmly press on the abdomen.
D) Administer five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver).
C
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Which of the following is considered an abnormal result?
A) Male hemoglobin: 10 g/dL B) WBC count: 5,000/cu mm C) Female hematocrit: 44% D) Male RBC count: 5.5 million × 10/12/L
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Dx: MS, do EMG
Ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal peritoneal cavity
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