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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, A 78 y/o female was involved in a minor car crash. She is shivering and exhibits repetitive questioning.
She is a type II diabetic and takes a daily anticoagulant. What should your initial treatment be?
A. Administer hot packs to the axilla
B. Establish intravenous access and administer dextrose
C. Obtain a blood alcohol analysis
D. Move patient to a warm environment - Answer: D. Move patient to a warm environment
A 29 y/o male falls 17 feet to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with movement and pain on
the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle use, focal tenderness, bony
crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should you suspect?
A. Simple pneumothorax
B. Flail chest
C. Open pneumothorax
D. Tear of the aortic arch - Answer: A. Simple pneumothorax
A 55 y/o male has burns to both lower extremities from a car crash. He is awake and in severe pain.
Assessment reveals dry, white, leathery appearance in both lower extremities. What is the burn
classification?
A. Subdermal
B. Partial thickness
C. Full thickness
D. Superficial - Answer: C. Full thickness
Which of the following physiological changes associated with aging may contribute to an increased
incidence of falls among the elderly?
A. Increased brain mass
B. Decreased body fat
C. Decreased gastric secretions
D. Declining visual acuity - Answer: D. Declining visual acuity
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