Read the Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Physical Exam $\degree$

question 86

Multiple Choice

Read the excerpt from a patient's health record: Physical Exam: RR: 30; HR: 92; Temp: 102.1 $\degree$ F; BP: 90/57; Pulse ox: 89%
Gen: Mildly cyanotic.In mild respiratory distress.Her nose and mouth are a little dry.
HEENT: Her ear drums and ear canals are normal.
CV: Mildly tachycardic.No murmur.Her pulses are a little weak.
Resp: Tachypneic, shallow breaths, breath sounds are weaker than normal bilaterally.
GI: Normal.Her liver and spleen are not large.
According to this patient's physical examination, which of the following statements is NOT true?

• A)The patient had a slightly bluish color to her skin.
• B)The patient had a slightly rapid heartbeat.
• C)The patient was febrile.
• D)The patient was not having respiration difficulties.
• E)The patient's breathing was rapid, shallow, and weak sounding.

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Level Of Measurement

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Frequency Distribution

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