Category: Patient Care-18A 42-year-old male patient has an o…
Category: Patient Care-18A 42-year-old male patient has an open reduction of the lower leg performed in the operating room. Three days later, he is brought to the radiology department for a follow-up radiograph. As the radiographer brings the patient into the room, the patient suddenly begins to complain of chest pain and he appears short of breath. The radiographer takes the patient’s vital signs and notes that his blood pressure is 130/84 mm Hg and his pulse rate is 120 beats per minute. Which of the following apply to this situation?The patient’s symptoms indicate that he may be suffering from a pulmonary embolusThe patient’s blood pressure indicates that he is hypertensiveThe patient’s pulse rate indicates that he has tachycardia