A patient comes into the emergency department with manifestations of Addisonian crisis. What should the nurse expect to provide to this patient?
1. intravenous fluids
2. warm blankets
3. thyroid replacement hormone
4. blood transfusion
Correct Answer: 1
The patient with Addisonian crisis may have a high fever, weakness, abdominal pain, severe hypotension, circulatory collapse, shock, and coma. The crisis is treated with rapid intravenous replacement of fluids. The patient experiencing an Addisonian crisis may have a high fever, so warm blankets would not promote comfort or therapeutic action. There is no thyroid hormone insufficiency and no indications the patient is in need of a blood transfusion.
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