A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After a Motorcycle

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. The patient is alert, responsive, and diagnosed with a broken leg. The patient's vital signs are temperature (T) , 98.6° F; pulse (P) , 72 beats per minute (bpm) ; and respirations (R) , 16 breaths per minute. After being informed that surgery is required for the broken leg, which vital sign readings would be expected?

• A) T, 98.6°; P, 64; R, 14
• B) T, 98.6°; P, 68; R, 12
• C) T, 98.6°; P, 62; R, 16
• D) T, 98.6°; P, 84; R, 22

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