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    A Patient Has Just Arrived in the Postanesthesia Care Unit
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A Patient Has Just Arrived in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

Question 20

Question 20

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A patient has just arrived in the postanesthesia care unit after a below-the-knee amputation.What assessment takes priority?


A) Surgical dressing
B) Level of pain
C) Pulse and blood pressure
D) Airway

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