Select the Patient That Is the Most Vulnerable and at High

question 13

Multiple Choice

Select the patient that is the most vulnerable and at high risk for hypothermia in the perianesthesia phase based on diagnosis or surgical procedure.

• A) A thin,malnourished 92-year-old patient having a cataract extraction
• B) A 3-year-old child with otitis media having bilateral myringotomy with tube placement
• C) A 3-week-old neonate undergoing surgery for a cardiac anomaly
• D) A 26-year-old patient undergoing escharotomy (fasciectomy) of an ankle with second- and third-degree burns

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