You are checking your patient's physician's report and you see that is says the patient has a compromised ilium. You know that this means he probably has a(n):
A) injury to his small intestine.
B) injury to his pelvis.
C) problem with his esophagus.
D) broken bone in his foot.
Answer: B
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When carbon dioxide is not exchanged, the net result is high carbon dioxide, a condition called ________, within the body
A) hyperemia B) hyperglycemia C) hypercapnia D) hyperthermia
If your patient has an indwelling catheter, you should suspect that she has a history of:
A) receiving frequent chemotherapy treatments. B) inability to urinate on her own. C) surgery on the intestine to divert digestive contents into a pouch outside the body. D) being unable to swallow food.
The family members of a 72-year-old female state that the patient complained of a sudden, severe headache; had slurred speech; then became unresponsive. She responds to painful stimuli with decorticate posturing and has snoring respirations at a rate of 10 per minute. Her radial pulse is palpable but grossly irregular. According to her son, she also suffers from congestive heart failure,
hypertension, and diabetes. Which of the following should you do first? A) Attach the cardiac monitor. B) Manage the airway with a modified jaw-thrust maneuver. C) Check her blood sugar. D) Insert an endotracheal tube.
Elements of the patient history include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) physical examination. B) present illness. C) current health status. D) preliminary data.