Multiple Choice
A 37-yr-old patient has just arrived in the postanesthesia recovery unit (PACU) after a thyroidectomy. Which information about the patient is most important to communicate to the surgeon?
A) Difficult to awaken.
B) Increasing neck swelling.
C) Reports 7/10 incisional pain.
D) Cardiac rate 112 beats/minute.
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