A patient experiences facial angioedema after receiving a dose of a new antibacterial drug. Which assessment should be performed first?

a. Airway adequacy
b. Peripheral lung sounds
c. Rate and depth of respirations
d. Symmetry of respiratory movement


ANS: A

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