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You are called to a nursing home for an 85-year-old patient complaining of abdominal pain. The patie

You are called to a nursing home for an 85-year-old patient complaining of abdominal pain. The patient has a history of dementia and cannot describe the pain to you. The nurse states the patient has been vomiting dark coffee ground emesis for about an hour. His blood pressure is 90/40, pulse 100, and respiratory rate of 24. Aside from the airway, what is your greatest concern?
A) The patient will become combative.
B) The patient will have a myocardial infarction.
C) The patient will go into hypovolemic shock.
D) The patient will have a stroke.

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Emergency Care

Edition: 12^th

Authors: Limmer, O'Keefe, Grant, Murray, Bergeron, Dickinson

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