5. The patient is a very pleasant 67-year-old female who comes into the hospital after waking up with shortness of breath. She recently visited the emergency department 3 weeks ago and was sent home on azithromycin and a prednisone. She says that she was improving, and she forgot to take her inhalers daily. She states that she has a chronic cough that goes on and off throughout the day. Her sputum is thick yellowish. She denies chest pain, fever, chills, or night sweats. She has no lower extremity edema. Blood Pressure 142/74, Pulse 92, Respiration 14, Temperature 98.6. oxygen saturation 93%. Crackles heard in bilateral lower base of lungs; heart sounds S1, S2 present and regular, bowel sounds present.

5. The patient is a very pleasant 67-year-old female who comes into the hospital after waking up with shortness of breath. She recently visited the emergency department 3 weeks ago and was sent home on azithromycin and a prednisone. She says that she was improving, and she forgot to take her inhalers daily. She states that she has a chronic cough that goes on and off throughout the day. Her sputum is thick yellowish. She denies chest pain, fever, chills, or night sweats. She has no lower extremity edema. Blood Pressure 142/74, Pulse 92, Respiration 14, Temperature 98.6. oxygen saturation 93%. Crackles heard in bilateral lower base of lungs; heart sounds S1, S2 present and regular, bowel sounds present.

Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

Section: Chapter Questions

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