A child is experiencing anaphylactic shock. Which nursing action is a priority?
A) Facilitate breathing.
B) Counteract hypertension.
C) Enhance the action of histamine.
D) Reverse sympathetic nervous system responses.
A
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In anaphylactic shock, the child has symptoms caused by the stimulation of histamine. Bronchospasm can become so severe the child becomes dyspneic, hypoxemic, and then hypoxic. Facilitating breathing is the priority. The blood pressure falls in anaphylactic shock. A goal of therapy is to reverse parasympathetic nervous system responses.
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