Your patient is a 12-year-old boy who was accidentally shot with a handgun by a playmate. You note one gunshot wound to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, but no exit wound. The patient is pale, with cool, mottled extremities. He is lethargic, has a heart rate of 140, a respiratory rate of 30, and a blood pressure of 92/60 mmHg. Which of the following can be said for certain about this
patient?
A) He is in compensated shock.
B) He is in irreversible shock.
C) He is in decompensated shock.
D) It is not possible to say anything for certain about this patient.
C
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Using only the 13s rule to evaluate a control run has a low risk of falsely rejecting a run. What is a common concern about using only this rule?
A) The frequency of acceptable rejection is 25%. B) The number of random errors is high. C) The rate of error detection is low. D) The rule cannot detect a systemic error.
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How can the effects of random error be minimized?
A) By averaging a large number of results B) By having all tests performed by the same technician C) By multiplying the results by a constant standard D) By performing control tests in a fixed environment
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