Your Patient Is Presenting with Rapid-Onset Hypotension, Tachycardia, and Absent

question 12

Multiple Choice

Your patient is presenting with rapid-onset hypotension, tachycardia, and absent radial pulses. Which type of shock is LEAST likely to be the cause?

• A) Septic
• B) Cardiogenic
• C) Hypovolemic
• D) Neurogenic

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Definitions:

Interaction Term

In statistics, an interaction term is used in models to determine if the effect of two or more variables on a response variable is not additive, indicating that the variables interact in how they influence the response.

Coefficient

A numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.

Regression Equation

A formula that expresses the linear relationship between independent and dependent variables.

Least-Squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine a line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the distances of observed values from the predicted values.