A Homeless Person Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

question 2

Multiple Choice

A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after having been found asleep on a park bench under a layer of snow.He has a rectal temperature of 95° F.The nurse anticipates which of the following additional symptoms?

• A) Diminished breath sounds, inadequate chest expansion
• B) Shivering, decreased heart rate, and increased blood pressure (BP)
• C) Confusion, increased hunger, hypertension
• D) Decreased irregular heart and respiratory rates, decreased BP

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Definitions:

Loci

Specific fixed positions on chromosomes where genes or genetic markers are located.

Chromosome

Chromosomes are long, thread-like structures made of DNA and proteins, found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Epistasis

Condition in which certain alleles of one locus alter the expression of alleles of a different locus.

Alleles

Different forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.