Emergency Medicine
A 17-year-old boy high school wrestler is brought into the emergency department after he collapsed at a wrestling match. He spent time fully clothed in a hot sauna prior to the match to try to "make weight." Labs are ordered, and results come back as follows: Which IV fluid regimen would most effectively treat this patient's hypernatremia? A quarter normal (hypotonic) saline B half-normal saline C isotonic (normal) saline D dextrose 5% in water E lactated Ringer's - *The Correct Answer is: C
Escuela, estudio y materia
- Institución
- EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatcher
- Grado
- EMD - Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Información del documento
- Subido en
- 25 de septiembre de 2023
- Número de páginas
- 99
- Escrito en
- 2023/2024
- Tipo
- Examen
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