An alert and oriented 36-year-old male patient is panicked and complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath after snorting some bath salts. He has no past medical history and takes no prescribed medications. The primary assessment is unremarkable with the exception of some expiratory wheezing heard upon auscultation. The vital signs are pulse, 124; respirations, 22 breaths/min; blood pressure, 144/66 mmHg; and SpO2, 92%. To best treat this patient, you would initially:
A) Attach the AED
B) Administer an albuterol MDI
C) Give activated charcoal
D) Provide supplemental oxygen
D) Provide supplemental oxygen
You might also like to view...
A pH range of __________ is well tolerated by the eye
A) 4-6 B) 4-7 C) 4-9 D) 4-8
You are assessing a 37-year-old woman who was rescued from an apartment fire. She has a harsh, stridorous, "brassy"-sounding cough productive of sooty sputum. Her eyebrows and the hair around her face are singed. Respirations = 28, heart rate = 108, and blood pressure = 124/84. You have a 30-minute transport time. Which of the following is the best intervention for this patient?
A) One hundred percent oxygen by nonrebreather mask B) Sedation and cricothyrotomy C) A nebulized albuterol treatment D) Rapid sequence intubation and endotracheal intubation
From the list provided, select the adverse effects associated with psychotropic drugs
a. xerostomia b. orthostatic hypotension c. cardiac arrhythmias d. asthma
The ________ department reviews each patient complaint to improve care and patient satisfaction and identify patterns or cases that could present a risk to the patient or hospital
A) Health Information Management B) Information Technology C) Registration and Records D) Quality Management E) Utilization Review