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1. An adult patient who sustained a severe head trauma has been intubated and is being manually ventilated via a bag-mask device at a rate of 18 breaths/minute. The patient has receive one intravenous fluid bolus 500 mL of warmed isotonic crystalloid solution. The PaCO2 is 30 mm Hg (4.0 kPa), and the pulse oximetry is 92%. BP is 142/70 mm Hg. What is the most important intervention to manage the cerebral blood flow?
A. Decrease the rate of manual ventilation.***
B. Initiate another fluid bolus.
C. Recheck endotracheal tube placement.
D. Increase the amount of oxygen delivered.
2. A patient with complete spinal cord injury who is in neurogenic shock will demonstrate hypotension and which other clinical signs?
A. Bradycardia and ipsilateral a sense of motor function.
B. Tachycardia and respiratory depression.
C. Tachycardia and piokilothermia.
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