A 10-year-old child has fallen 12 feet from a tree. On exam he is noted to have multiple abrasions and contusions in several are
as. He has a deformity of the right forearm and denies having pain in the neck or back. His vital signs are as follows: pulse of 132/min, strong and regular; respirations of 28/min with mild dyspnea; and blood pressure of 110/68 mm Hg. He has been treated with oxygen and covered with a blanket. Additional interventions for shock would include: A) assessing and recording vital signs every 15 minutes. B) elevating his lower extremities. C) applying pediatric PASG to improve perfusion. D) offering him sips of water to calm him down.
Shock is the response of the body towards the sudden drop in the blood pressure inside the blood vessels. The body responds to the shock by showing constriction of the blood vessels in the extremities such as feet and hand. This phenomena is called as vasoconstriction, this process conserve the blood flow to the vital organs of the body so that the vital signs may remain active.
Elevating the lower extremities can be useful to judge the constriction of blood vessels in them especially in feet. Thus this can be indicative of shock.
Walking to the dining room for their meal amplifies Trudy body's metabolism which leads to better burn up of calories once they consume and digest their food.
Adjectives and adverbs can be used to make comparisons. The comparative form is used to compare two people, ideas, or things. The superlative form with the word "the" is used to compare three or more.
Hepatocytes are the epithelial cells of the main parenchymal tissue. The hepatocytes are present in the liver. 70-85% of the liver consists of the hepatocyte cells. The hepatocytes are responsible for the synthesis and secretion of the bile into a system of tiny bile canaliculi, present between hepatocyte cells.
