A Woman Is in the Emergency Department After a Car

question 20

Multiple Choice

A woman is in the emergency department after a car wreck. She is breathing rapidly and complains of dizziness and tingling in her extremities. She says, "I think I'm having a heart attack!" The nurse is aware that the symptoms may be related to which of the following?

• A) A transient ischemic attack
• B) Hyperventilation
• C) Hypotension
• D) Asthma

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Definitions:

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Biological Clock

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