The carotid refers to which of the following?
a. The inner surface of the eyelids and the surface of the eyeball
b. The eardrum
c. Tapping to determine resonance in or around an organ or body cavity
d. One of two large arteries that carry blood from the chest to the head
D
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a. 37 b. 73 c. 53 d. 35
Your patient is complaining of chest pain and is cool, pale, and diaphoretic with a bluish tinge on his nail beds. You place a pulse oximeter probe on his index finger and it shows a reading of 88percent. Based on this information, what will you document in your patient care report when describing his condition?
A) He is hypoxic with signs of shock. B) He has chest pain with dyspnea. C) He is sweaty with signs of pneumonia. D) He needs to take his nitroglycerin.