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The patient is admitted to the ICU after having been in a motor vehicle accident.He was intubated in the Emergency Department and needs to receive two units of packed red blood cells.He is conscious but is indicating that he is in pain by guarding his abdomen.To admit this patient,the nurse first will focus on:
Peristalsis
The rhythmic contractions of smooth muscles in the gastrointestinal tract that facilitate the movement of food and waste.
Lamina Propria
Layer of connective tissue underlying the epithelium of a mucous membrane.
Serosa
Outermost covering of an organ or a structure that lies in a body cavity.
Lysozyme
Enzyme that is destructive to the cell walls of certain bacteria; present in tears and some other fluids of the body.
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