Your patient presents with postextubation stridor. You recommend racemic epinephrine for its
a. ?-adrenergic vasoconstricting effect.
b. short-acting ?2-adrenergic effect.
c. long-acting ?2-adrenergic effect.
d. ?1-adrenergic effect.
ANS: A
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A. red blood cells B. calcium C. thyroxine D. magnesium
Every facility must have an emergency plan for disasters, fires, violence, and other emergency events
Indicate whether the statement is true or false