The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Sustained

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained abdominal injury in a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following symptoms would be most concerning?

• A)Blood pressure 104/52 mm Hg
• B)pH 7.35
• C)Weak distal pulses in the lower extremities
• D)A red macular rash on the patient's back