The patient comes to the emergency department after suffering a bilateral traumatic amputation of his lower extremities. The physician orders normal serum albumin (Albuminar) . The patient goes into shock. What will the best nursing assessment of this patient reveal?
A) B/P: 140/90 mmHg, P: 46, weak and irregular, R: 24, and shallow.
B) B/P: 50/0 mmHg, P: 126, weak and thready, R: 14, and shallow.
C) B/P: 80/20 mmHg, P: 122, weak and thready, R: 28, and shallow.
D) B/P: 130/88 mmHg, P: 90, bounding, R: 32, and shallow.
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