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What NBis NBthe NBcurrent NBrecommended NBdose NBof NBintravenous NBor NBintraosseous
NBepinephrine NBin NBadult NBpatients NBwith NBcardiac NBarrest?
10 NBmg NBevery NB10 NBminutes
1 NBmg NBevery NB3-5 NBminutes
1 NBmg NBevery NB7 NBminutes
0.1 NBmg NBevery NB2 NBminutes NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NB1 NBmg NBevery
NB3-5 NBminutes
A NBpatient NBwith NBa NBtraumatic NBbrain NBinjury NB(TBI) NBis NBMOST NBlikely NBto
NBsuffer NBfrom NBwhat NBcondition?
Diabetes NBmellitus
Cerebral NBpalsy
Diabetes NBInsipidus
Myxedema NBcoma NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBDiabetes NBInsipidus
A NBpatient NBpresents NBafter NBsustaining NBa NBroll-over NBmotor NBvehicle NBaccident.
NBThey NBare NBcomplaining NBof NBpain NBaround NBthe NBmid-upper NBback. NBOn NByour
NBinitial NBtriage NBassessment, NByou NBfind NBthat NBpatient NBhas NBpreserved NBmotor
NBfunction NBbelow NBL5 NBbut NBis NBsuffering NBfrom NBa NBloss NBof NBsensory NBfunction.
NBThe NBassessment NBfindings NBare NBconsistent NBwith:
Posterior NBcord NBsyndrome
Central NBcord NBsyndrome
Anterior NBcord NBsyndrome
Autonomic NBsyndrome NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBPosterior NBcord
NBsyndrome
A NBpatient NBarrives NBwith NBacute NBonset NBof NBcentral NBchest NBpain. NBThe NBpatient
NBis NBtachycardic NBand NBtachypneic NBand NBappears NBvery NBanxious NBand
NBrestless. NBWhat NBwould NBbe NBthe NBMOST NBimportant NBinitial NBintervention NBfor
NBthis NBpatient?
Obtain NBelectrocardiogram
Administer NBnitroglycerin
Administer NBoxygen
Obtain NBvenous NBblood NBgas NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBIDK, NBbut NBits
NBnot NBadminister NBnitroglycerin NBor NBobtain NBelectrocardiogram!!
A NBpatient NBwho NBis NB27 NBweeks NBpregnant NBpresents NBwith NBpainless NBbright
NBred NBvaginal NBbleeding. NBWhat NBcondition NBcorrelates NBwith NBthe NBpresenting
NBsymptoms?
, Abruptio NBplacenta
Placenta NBPrevia
Ectopic NBpregnancy
Premature NBrupture NBof NBmembranes NB(PROM) NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB-
NBPlacenta NBPrevia
What NBis NBa NBcommon NBassessment NBfinding NBin NBa NBpatient NBwith NBa NBtension
NBpneumothorax?
Petechial NBchest NBrash
Distended NBneck NBveins
Equal NBchest NBwall NBexpansion
Flattened NBneck NBveins NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBDistended NBNeck
NBVeins
A NBpatient NBpresents NBwith NBa NBtwo-day NBhistory NBof NBfever, NBcough, NBmild
NBshortness NBof NBbreath NB(SOB), NBsore NBthroat, NBmyalgia, NBand NBnew NBonset NBof
NBloss NBof NBtaste NBand NBsmell. NBWhat NBis NBthe NBpatient NBMOST NBlikely NBsuffering
NBfrom?
Giardia
Microsporidia
COVID NB19
Tuberculosis NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBCOVID NB19
The NBdeficiency NBof NBanti-diuretic NBhormone NB(ADH) NBcan NBlead NBto NBwhat
NBendocrine NBdisorders?
Diabetes NBInsipidus
Diabetes NBMellitus
Adrenal NBInsufficiency
Syndrome NBof NBinappropriate NBsecretion NBof NBADH NB(SIADH) NB- NBCorrect NB
NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBDiabetes NBInsipidus
A NBpatient NBpresents NBafter NBan NBintentional NBoverdose NBof NBpropranolol
NBapproximately NB2 NBhours NBago. NBThe NBpatient NBhas NBsevere NBhypotension NBand
NBbradycardia. NBIV NBfluids NBand NBvasopressors NBare NBinitiated. NBWhat NBnursing
NBassessment NBfindings NBindicate NBthe NBtreatment NBhas NBbeen NBeffective?
Decreasing NBpulse NBpressure
Decreasing NBcentral NBvenous NBpressure
Increasing NBserum NBglucose
Increasing NBserum NBcortisol NB- NBCorrect NB NBAnswer NB✔✔ NB- NBIncreasing NBserum
NBglucose
A NBpatient NBpresents NBwith NBacute NBonset NBof NBchest NBpain NBand NBgoes NBinto
NBcardiac NBarrest NBimmediately NBupon NBarrival. NBWhat NBis NBa NBpossible NBreversible
NBcause NBof NBcardiac NBarrest?
Hypervolemia
Alkalosis