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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Definitions:

Bilateral Hyperacusis

A condition characterized by an increased sensitivity to normal environmental sounds in both ears.

Perceptive Hearing Loss

A type of hearing loss resulting from damage to the inner ear or the neural pathways from the inner ear to the brain, also known as sensorineural hearing loss.

Bilateral

Pertaining to or affecting both sides of the body.

Measurement Unit

Standard quantities used to specify measurements.