You Respond to a Patient Complaining of Shortness of Breath

question 27

Multiple Choice

You respond to a patient complaining of shortness of breath. Upon your arrival, the patient tells you that she has been experiencing headaches, vertigo, and now itching. She says her doctor had called with a lab result of her latest test. Her hematocrit is reported as 60. You suspect:

• A) congestive heart failure (CHF).
• B) sickle cell disease.
• C) thrombocytopenia.
• D) polycythemia.

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Definitions:

Mobility Device

Equipment designed to assist individuals with walking or otherwise improve the mobility of people with physical disabilities.

Abduction

To move away from the midline.

Midline

The middle.

Inversion

The act of turning something inside out or upside down, or the conversion of a genetic sequence.