MATH 101 (MATH101)

A 22 year old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound tothe left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mmHg. After 2 litersof crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mmHg Hisheart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax,and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy isperformed for decreased left breath sounds with the return of a ...