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grade fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory whooping so
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tion. You should next: - correct answers-switch to a simple face mask.
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ccluding her airway? - correct answers-Her tongue
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ve his alveolar ventilation? - correct answers-Beta2 agonist
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auscultate rhonchi in his left lower chest. His vital signs are P 104, R 28, BP
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104/74, and
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ells you that she has no past medical problems. When you auscultate her
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lungs, you hear rales in her lower lungs. Her vital signs are P 78, R 18, BP
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hat while she was running, she became short of
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A febrile 37-year-
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grade fever. She has a burst of rapid coughing with an inspiratory whooping so
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lungs, you hear rales in her lower lungs. Her vital signs are P 78, R 18, BP
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