In health care today, many of the available resources are spent on:

When performing the primary assessment, which of the following signs or symptoms best suggests that the patient is in shock?

A) Skin that is cool and diaphoretic B) Radial pulse of 72 beats per minute C) Bloody shirt from external bleeding D) Pain at the site of injury

Failure of the sodium potassium pump can result in:

A) accumulation of acidic wastes. B) excess amounts of sodium outside of the cell. C) large amounts of potassium inside the cell. D) cellular damage, swelling, and rupture.