Patients with a hemorrhagic stroke typically experience a rapidly declining level of consciousness because of:
A. pressure on the brain stem.
B. global anoxia of the cerebrum.
C. blood in the subarachnoid space.
D. increasing intracranial pressure.
Answer: D. increasing intracranial pressure.
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A. undertriage B. hesitant triage C. hasty triage D. overtriage
Open heart surgery refers to the 6 to 8 inch incision the physician makes in the heart of the patient
A) True B) False
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