Is Admitted to the Emergency Department After Sustaining Injury in a Fall.Which

question 15

Multiple Choice

is admitted to the emergency department after sustaining injury in a fall.Which assessment findings would the nurse immediately communicate to the emergency department physician? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)The patient is taking a sulfa drug for urinary tract infection.
• B)The patient has a bluish discoloration behind his ear.
• C)The patient's nose is running.
• D)The patient's smile is crooked.
• E)The patient's tongue is lacerated.

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Definitions:

NADH

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in its reduced form, NADH is a coenzyme that plays a vital role in energy metabolism and the electron transport chain in cells.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of protein complexes located in the inner mitochondrial membrane that creates a proton gradient to generate ATP, the energy currency of the cell.

FADH

A reduced form of flavin adenine dinucleotide, a redox (reduction-oxidation) coenzyme involved in several important metabolic reactions.