You are treating a patient who was working outside in their garden and is now complaining of a sudden onset of shortness of breath. They deny chest pain and are alert and oriented. Vital signs​ are: BP 100/60​; HR 160; RR 34; and SpO2 89%. The​ patient’s vital signs and history are most consistent with​ a(n):

You are transporting a​ 53-year-old woman who is awake and oriented and is complaining of nausea and fatigue. A few minutes into the trip to the​ hospital, the patient complains of feeling faint. Which​ finding, if noted while repeating the primary​ assessment, makes the patient a higher​ priority?

A​ 66-year-old man is complaining of​ severe, crushing, substernal chest pain. He is​ alert, with​ cool, diaphoretic skin. His skin color is​ normal, and bilateral breath sounds are clear and equal. His vital signs​ are: heart​ rate, 84 beats per​ minute; respiratory​ rate, 16 breaths per​ minute; blood​ pressure, 130/84​ mmHg; SpO2 97% on room air. Which approach is correct with regard to oxygen administration in this​ patient?

Which question is designed to elicit the​ patient’s chief​ complaint?

A patient who weighs 192 lbs weighs approximately how many​ kilograms?

You are treating a 76-year-old female who is experiencing signs and symptoms of pneumonia. Despite several attempts to talk the patient into being transported to the hospital, she is still refusing transport. Which of the following is the least likely reason she is refusing transport?

In normal​ breathing, air movement on inspiration is generated​ by:

A​ 40-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle collision. What pulse finding should increase your suspicion of inadequate​ circulation?

Anything that interferes with ventilation to a lung or anything that interferes with distribution of blood through the pulmonary circulation result in what is​ called:

A patient is stabbed in the chest and is developing a pneumothorax. Which of the following statements concerning an opening in the chest wall is​ true?