A Patient Who Is Unconscious After a Fall from a Ladder

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient who is unconscious after a fall from a ladder is transported to the emergency department by emergency medical personnel. During the primary survey of the patient,the nurse should

• A)obtain a complete set of vital signs.
• B)obtain a Glasgow Coma Scale score.
• C)attach an electrocardiogram monitor.
• D)ask about chronic medical conditions.

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Definitions:

Allele

A variant of a gene that results from mutation, with two or more such variants occupying the identical location on a chromosome.

Dominant

Referring to a trait, gene, or character that is more likely to express itself in the phenotype over another (recessive) form.

Recessive

Describes a gene that is expressed in offspring only when it is inherited from both parents, as opposed to a dominant gene.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes to the DNA sequence itself.