Your patient is a 2-year-old child who is having trouble breathing. He cries when separated from his mother. To best assess this child, you should:
A) place the child on the gurney and distract him with a toy.
B) hold the child yourself while you conduct your assessment.
C) have the mother leave the room and wait for the child to calm down.
D) allow the mother to hold the child while you assess him.
D
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As you are evaluating a pregnant patient who is supine on a couch, your partner informs you that the blood pressure is 78/50, pulse of 100, and respirations of 16. You should:
A) place her on her left side and retake vitals. B) give rapid IV fluid boluses and transport immediately. C) start chest compressions to keep BP above 80. D) give dextrose 5 percent by IV titrated to 100 mmHg systolic.