Before administering epinephrine to a patient who is having an asthma attack, you should always obtain a medication history from the patient because:

a. the patient already may have severe cardiac irritability from an overdose of bronchodilators from a home inhaler.
b. medication in inhalers tends to antagonize the effects of epinephrine.
c. the combination of epinephrine with drugs the patient has already taken may worsen bronchospasm.
d. the combination of epinephrine with drugs the patient has already taken may slow the patient's heart.


a

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a. Mountain lions, lynx, and bobcats travel and attack humans in packs. b. Most injuries from moose and elk are caused when the animal charges a hiker. c. Grizzly bears will attack humans only when provoked. d. Wild dogs, wolves, and coyotes usually attack humans only when they are sick, protecting their young, or injured.

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