Which of the following patients show signs of inadequate perfusion?
A) A five-year-old child with a capillary refill of two seconds and a seal bark cough.
B) A 65-year-old complaining of indigestion and is diaphoretic.
C) A 52-year-old woman with congestive heart failure who is very lethargic.
D) A teenager with shortness of breath and tingling of the lips and fingers.
Question 2You are assessing a 68-year-old woman with shortness of breath. Your assessment reveals crackles in all quadrants of the lungs as well as some swelling of the ankles. As you take her vital signs you see that she is becoming anxious and her breathing is becoming more shallow. Which of the following should you do?
A) Increase her oxygen flow to 15 lpm via nonrebreather.
B) Apply continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
C) Give her another albuterol treatment.
D) Start an IV and consider giving her a fluid bolus of 250 cc.
Question 3Which of the following would explain why a person might need an implanted pacemaker device?
A) There is a problem with the electrical system in the heart.
B) The heart muscle is damaged and is unable to contract.
C) Their potassium levels are too low which prevents depolarization.
D) They have malfunctioning valves between the cardiac chambers.
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