You are caring for a 69-year-old male who is short of breath and in congestive heart failure. He is alert, anxious, and panicked with an open airway and rapid shallow respirations. His heart rate is tachycardic, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the lips and fingers. There are crackles noted to both lungs, as well as pedal edema to both feet. He denies chest pain or
discomfort, but is having a difficult time speaking due to the shortness of breath. When caring for this patient, you should:
A) administer four baby aspirin.
B) place the patient in the shock position.
C) insert a nasal airway.
D) apply continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
D
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A) emotionally upset and has ingested two bottles of aspirin. B) awake and alert and has swallowed a commercial drain cleaner. C) agitated and claims to have ingested a bottle of Tylenol. D) conscious and alert and has ingested a large amount of Motrin.
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Sharp flexion of the wrists and ankles associated with hyperventilation is termed _________________ ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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