Use Case D to Answer the Following Questions

question 26

Multiple Choice

Use Case D to answer The Following questions
CASE D
The dental hygienist observes an older adult client as he walks toward her. She notes that he uses a cane, walks slowly, and appears to be short of breath. As she reviews the health history with him, the client tells her that he takes a diuretic and a "drug for his heart," which she recognizes as an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. His respirations are 26 per minute and shallow. Pulse rate is 90 beats per minute and regular. After consultation with the client's physician, who confirms that the client is being treated for congestive heart failure (CHF) but is healthy enough for routine dental treatment, the dental hygienist begins an initial assessment.
-A 3-year-old child in the waiting room begins choking on a pretzel. He cannot speak and has poor air exchange. Emergency treatment should begin with:

• A)Abdominal thrusts until the pretzel is expelled or the child becomes unconscious
• B)Blind finger-sweeps until the pretzel is removed or the child becomes unconscious
• C)CPR
• D)Five back blows until the pretzel is expelled or the child becomes unconscious

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