The Patient Whose Lower Extremities Were Crushed in a Motor

question 4

Multiple Choice

The patient whose lower extremities were crushed in a motor vehicle accident is likely experiencing "fight-or-flight." Which finding would the nurse attribute to that neuroendocrine response?

• A)Heart rate is 78.
• B)Bowel sounds are diminished.
• C)The patient has very little bleeding from the injury.
• D)The patient has decreased level of consciousness.

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