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aliya0001 [1]
3 years ago
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A 20-year-old woman complains of difficulty breathing and the feeling of a lump in her throat approximately 10 minutes after bei

ng stung by a wasp. Your assessment reveals that she is anxious, is in obvious respiratory distress, and has hives covering her arms and legs. Further assessment reveals diffuse wheezing, a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg, and a heart rate of 120 beats/min. You should:
Medicine
2 answers:
Gala2k [10]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

apply oxygen via nonrebreathing mask, start an IV with normal saline, and administer 1 mg of epinephrine 1:10,000 via IV push

docker41 [41]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: inject pt with Epipen into the middle of her outer thigh

Explanation:

she's having an anaphalctic reaction to the wasp sting

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