You are performing a secondary assessment and are assessing your patient's chest. Which one of the following findings do you associate most with fracture of the ribs?

A) Ecchymosis to the chest wall
B) Decreased breath sounds
C) Paradoxical chest wall motion
D) Jugular venous distention

C

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Determine the dosage to administer. Ordered:      Tambocor 150 mg PO BidOn hand:      flecainide 100 mg scored tabletsGiven:            __________

What will be an ideal response?

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