Free Response #1 (12 points)   Complete all steps (A) – (F) below, being careful to show all relevant work, for the function:

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?

Perfusion is best described as​ the:

A patient with agonal respirations would be best described as​ experiencing:

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?

An elderly man is sitting on the edge of a​ chair, leaning forward in​ “tripod” position. He has some cyanosis of his​ lips, and you can hear wheezing without using a stethoscope. What should be done​ first?

A drug order reads​ “administer 20​ gtts/min.” You should therefore administer 20​ ________ of the drug every minute.

When performing your secondary assessment of a sitting patient with a history of heart​ failure, which of the following could provide you with valuable​ information?

Which of these conditions trigger inspiration in healthy​ patients?

Which of these terms is used to describe the condition in which IV fluids or medications have leaked out of a vein and into the surrounding​ tissues?