A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital with Multiple Trauma

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the hospital with multiple trauma and extensive blood loss.The nurse assesses vital signs to be BP 80/50 mm Hg,heart rate 135 beats/min,respirations 36 breaths/min,cardiac output (CO) of 2 L/min,systemic vascular resistance of 3000 dynes/sec/cm??,and a hematocrit of 20%.The nurse anticipates administration of which the following therapies or medications?

• A) Blood transfusion
• B) Furosemide (Lasix)
• C) Dobutamine (Dobutrex) infusion
• D) Dopamine hydrochloride (Dopamine) infusion

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