The Patient Is Admitted with Injuries That Were Sustained in a Fall

question 14

Multiple Choice

The patient is admitted with injuries that were sustained in a fall. During the nurse's first assessment upon admission, the findings are: blood pressure 90/60 (as compared to 136/66 in the emergency department) , flaccid paralysis on the right side, absent bowel sounds, zero urine output, and palpation of a distended bladder. These signs are most consistent with which condition?

• A) Paraplegia
• B) Neurogenic shock
• C) High cervical injury
• D) Temporary hypovolemia

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Definitions:

Beta

A rephrased measure indicating the relative risk or volatility of a security or portfolio in comparison to the broader market.

Sharpe Measure

A metric that evaluates the risk-adjusted return of an investment by comparing its excess return (over risk-free rate) to its standard deviation of returns.

Residual Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variance in a dataset or model that is not explained by the predictive variables or the model itself, often used in regression analysis.

Beta

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