A 33-year-old female presents with lower abdominal quadrant pain. She is conscious and alert, but in moderate pain. While your partner is asking her questions about her medical history, you take her vital signs. When you assess her radial pulse, you are unable to locate it. You should:
A. assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse.
B. advise your partner that the patient's blood pressure is low.
C. immediately take her blood pressure to see if she is hypotensive.
D. conclude that she is perfusing adequately since she is conscious.
Ans: A. assess the rate, regularity, and quality of her carotid pulse.
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