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During your assessment of an unconscious, unresponsive 80-year-old female patient, you notice that she has dentures. Your assessment reveals she has an open airway, is breathing on her own at a rate of 12 per minute, is slightly pale, and has a bounding radial pulse. In managing this patient's airway, what would be your most appropriate action?
A) Perform a jaw thrust as needed.
B) Prepare to insert an oral airway.
C) Tilt the head to a sniffing position.
D) Remove the dentures.
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Yay! Makes total sense now, thank you.
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Thanks for the feedback, I feel more confident now with the other answers I provided.
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