27.8k views
4 votes
A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next step is:_______.a. re-examine chest.

b. perform aortogram.
c. get a CT of chest.
d. obtain ABG.
e. perform TEE.

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

re-examine the chest

User Farbiondriven
by
5.9k points