What signs and symptoms would indicate inadequate breathing in a patient?
A) Rapid breathing, pale skin, and a normal mental status
B) Increased effort to breathe, increased depth of respiration, pink dry skin, normal mental status
C) Increased effort to breathe, cyanosis, cool clammy skin, altered mental status
D) Decreased depth of respiration, decreased rate of breathing, hot clammy skin, normal mental status
C
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Which of the following does NOT relate to family history?
a. The medical history of the patient's immediate family b. The lifestyle health factors of the patient's immediate family c. The hereditary factors of the patient's family d. The medical history of the patient's current partner or spouse
When does a state of alkalemia exist? 1. The HCO3–/CO2 ratio exceeds 20:1. 2. The blood pH exceeds 7.45. 3. The blood PCO2 exceeds 54 mm Hg
a. 2 and 3 only b. 1, 2, and 3 c. 3 only d. 1 and 2 only