Read the Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Physical Exam

question 68

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from a patient's health record: Physical Exam: RR: 30; HR: 92; Temp: 102.1°F; BP: 90/57; Pulse ox: 89%
Gen: Mildly cyanotic. In mild respiratory distress. Her nose and mouth are a little dry.
HEENT: Her ear drums and ear canals are normal.
CV: Mildly tachycardic. No murmur. Her pulses are a little weak.
Resp: Tachypneic, shallow breaths, breath sounds are weaker than normal bilaterally.
GI: Normal. Her liver and spleen are not large.
According to this patient's physical examination, which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A) The patient had a slightly bluish color to her skin.
• B) The patient had a slightly rapid heartbeat.
• C) The patient was febrile.
• D) The patient was not having respiration difficulties.
• E) The patient's breathing was rapid, shallow, and weak sounding.

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