A Patient Is Brought into the Emergency Department with a Gunshot

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought into the emergency department with a gunshot wound obtained while attempting to rob a convenience store. For which health problem should this patient be assessed?

• A) drug and alcohol abuse
• B) cardiovascular disease
• C) respiratory disease
• D) mental health disorder

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Definitions:

Continuous Spectrum

A seamless spectrum of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) in which every wavelength within a certain range is represented.

Energy Level

The specific amount of energy an electron can have when occupying a certain orbital in an atom.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and electrons orbiting the nucleus.

Spectrum Color

The band of colors produced when light is separated into its component wavelengths, visible as when passing through a prism.