An 83-year-old female has fallen down the basement stairs. Once at her side, she tells you that her left hip hurts and rates it 10/10. Since the patient is downstairs, you recognize the need for assistance in extricating from the residence. As you start the primary assessment, you note a dog at the top of the stairs growling. At this time, what is your primary concern?
A) Airway
B) Pain
C) Need for additional help
D) Dog
D
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a. the patient eating a candy bar when the test is supposed to be fasting b. the phlebotomist putting the incorrect name on the tube of blood c. the tube breaking in transport d. the technologist entering the wrong results for the patient into the computer
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A. F98.8 B. F93.8 C. F98.5 D. F99
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A) an intolerance of inhalent gases. B) withholding food and water for more than one hour.C) the dramatic metabolic changes that occur during anesthesia. D) the need to administer supportive antibiotics during the procedure.