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Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease 3rd Edition by Karen Lee,Jeff Ankney,Bruce Colbert

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133851113
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Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease 3rd Edition by Karen Lee,Jeff Ankney,Bruce Colbert

Edition 3ISBN: 978-0133851113
Exercise 9
A 66-year-old Asian male involved in a vehicular accident is taken to the ICU with dyspnea and abdominal pain. He has acrocyanosis, tachycardia, and a past medical history of cardiopathy. He weighs 150 pounds and is five feet six inches tall. His chest x-ray shows an enlarged heart. His facial injuries will require future rhinoplastic surgery. An electrocardiogram and lower GI series is ordered.
Describe the patient's color, heart rate, and breathing.
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