It is important for the paramedic to consult with medical control prior to administering analgesia to a patient with severe flank pain and suspected acute renal failure because:

A) patients with renal failure often require high doses of analgesia.
B) renal failure may cause analgesics to accumulate to toxic levels.
C) most patients who are given analgesia will experience hypotension.
D) analgesia will mask the patient's pain and skew further examination.


Answer: B) renal failure may cause analgesics to accumulate to toxic levels.

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