Your patient is a 79-year-old man who fell down and cut his leg. Blood is running freely from the cut, but the patient says he fine and starts to try to stand up. Because of ________, you should suspect that his injuries may be worse than usual for this type of event.

A. his age
B. his gender
C. the nature of the illness
D. the mechanism of injury


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A) Synthetic B) Bioengineered C) Chemical D) All of the above

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A) decrease in peak pressures B) increase in heart rate C) decrease in tidal volumes D) increase in tidal volumes

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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