Despite coaching and explaining the benefits of a nonrebreather face mask, a moderately short of breath and hypoxic patient with lung cancer states that she cannot tolerate the mask over her face. The more that she panics, the worse the shortness of breath becomes. Your best course of action is to:
A) remove the nonrebreather mask and apply a simple face mask.
B) decrease the oxygen flow rate entering the nonrebreather face mask.
C) disconnect the nonrebreather and replace it with a nasal cannula.
D) discontinue oxygen therapy and continually monitor breath sounds during transport.
C
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Your elderly patient has fallen from the curb and complains of hip, leg, and back pain. You observe the foot of the injured limb turned outward. Palpation of the pelvis reveals the head of the femur in the inguinal area. You suspect the patient is suffering from ________, so your management will include ________
A) anterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to an emergency department B) posterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to an acute care facility C) posterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to a trauma center D) anterior hip dislocation; stabilization of the injured hip and transport to an emergency department
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