A 28-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department…
A 28-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. The patient has a suspected spinal cord injury at the T5 level. Which of the following findings most likely indicates that the patient is experiencing neurogenic shock due to the spinal cord injury?
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You are the nurse in a busy emergency department when a patient is brought in by paramedics with suspected opioid overdose. The patient is unresponsive, with pinpoint pupils, and has a respiratory rate of 6 breaths per minute. After administering naloxone, what should be your immediate next step?
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