A patient who is nonverbal from a previous stroke is in severe respiratory distress. Family states that she has multiple medical problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis). When assessing the patient, which one of the following signs or symptoms should raise your suspicion that the patient is
suffering from heart failure, as opposed to COPD or asthma?
A) Pulmonary crackles
B) Diaphoresis
C) Edema to left foot
D) Pursed lip breathing
A
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When questioning the parent of a child who ingested a poisonous substance, which of the following questions would be of LEAST pertinence initially?
A. What time did the ingestion occur? B. Have you noticed any signs or symptoms? C. Why did your child ingest the poison? D. Do you know what substance was ingested?
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A patient with a suspected injury to the liver should be treated:
A) as any patient in shock. B) with oxygen by cannula and positioning comfortably. C) conservatively as the liver is capable of self healing. D) in the field with hypotonic fluid administration.
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