Recent Posts • Latest Topics • Unanswered Questions

A 67-year-old male is unconscious, is sitting in a chair, and has agonal respirations. His wife ...

websith

wrote...

Go to Answer

Posts: 266

Rep:

6 years ago

A 67-year-old male is unconscious, is sitting in a chair, and has agonal respirations. His wife ...

A 67-year-old male is unconscious, is sitting in a chair, and has agonal respirations. His wife states that he was up all night with difficulty breathing and chest discomfort but would not go to the hospital. Physical examination reveals pink, frothy sputum in the airway; cold, diaphoretic skin; and rales audible without a stethoscope. HR = 108, BP = 74 mmHg by palpation, RR = 4, SaO2 = 82%. The monitor shows sinus tachycardia. Which of the following is the highest priority when treating this patient?
A) Immediate transport
B) Determining whether the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate order
C) Dopamine infusion
D) Intubation

Textbook

Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volume 3

Edition: 5^th

Authors: Bledsoe, Porter, Cherry

Read 85 times

1 Reply

Report

Replies

Answer verified by a subject expert

sjg1977

wrote...

Posts: 171

Rep:

6 years ago

More solutions for this book are available here

Report

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.

Related Topics

websith Author

wrote...

6 years ago

I appreciate what you did here, answered it right Smiling Face with Open Mouth

jamiebonf99

wrote...

Yesterday

This calls for a celebration Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration

nicolepope23

wrote...

2 hours ago

Smart ... Thanks!

New Topic

Quick Reply

Explore

Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers

1346 People Browsing

112 Signed Up Today

Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook

Live Chat

Related Images

261

6069

1543

Your Opinion

Previous poll results: Which of the following is the best resource to supplement your studies:

The Toxic Skin and Fungi Defense

Strange Ingredients Lurking in Doritos Chips

It's sore throat season, why does my mucus have red spots?

Courses by Biology Forums

Bonobos, Chimpanzees, and the 98% DNA Link

Ready to ask a question on Biology Forums? Try it out

Join Our Community

Biology Forums - Study Force is a free online homework help service catered towards college and high school students. Get homework help and answers to your toughest questions in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, accounting, business, humanities, and more. Master your assignments quickly with thousands of step-by-step solutions to countless textbook questions asked and answered by our members. If we don't have your question, don't worry. You can ask any homework question and get expert homework help in as little as two hours.

Our extensive online study community is made up of college and high school students, teachers, professors, parents and subject enthusiasts who contribute to our vast collection of study resources: textbook solutions, study guides, practice tests, practice problems, lecture notes, equation sheets and more. With our help, your homework will never be the same!

Join for free today

How is Biology Forums - Study Force different than tutoring?

Home Search Q & A Board Gallery Resource Library Blog Dictionary Chat	Quick Links Start a Topic Latest Topics Unanswered Questions Courses Study Tools Browse by Textbook	Social Facebook YouTube Community Stats Who's Online Trending Staff	Help About Us Take the Tour Study Tips Posting Guidelines Terms and Policies Contact Us
Biology Forums - Study Force © 2010-2024 \| Powered by SMF \| SMF © 2015, Simple Machines \| Sitemap Biology-Forums.com is not affiliated with any publisher. Book covers, title and author names appear for reference only.