A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with com…
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the left side of his chest. The assessment findings include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment findings are consistent with:
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The APRN is assessing an 80-year-old male patient with complaints of an acute onset of severe ripping and tearing pain in his mid-sternal chest that radiates to his thoracic back. His blood pressure is 192/113 mmHg. The APRN should be most concerned for which condition?
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While performing the otoscopic examination of a 3-year-old boy who has been pulling on his left ear, the advanced practice provider finds that his left tympanic membrane is bright red, bulging and that the light reflex is not visible. You perform pneumatic otoscopy and find there is diminished movement of the tympanic membrane The advanced practice provider interprets these findings to indicate:
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