Your patient is a 24-year-old woman who was involved in an MVC and struck the steering wheel with her chest. Upon your arrival, she is alert, but restless. Her pulse is rapid and weak, with a respiratory rate of 26 per minute, and blood pressure is 130/64. En route to the hospital, your patient becomes unresponsive, with a heart rate of 40 and blood pressure of 60/30. At this point, in what stage
of shock is the patient?
A) Irreversible shock
B) Compensated shock
C) Decompensated shock
D) Neurogenic shock
Answer: A
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a. Capillaries b. Veins c. Bronchioles d. Arterioles
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A) Taught under water B) Learned through formal training C) Learned through the observation of mentors D) Usually poorly developed in most health professionals
A blood collection tube with a yellow stopper is used to obtain blood ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is a single-unit container intended for parenteral administration only?
Single-dose container Weekly container Unit-dose container Tight container