Your patient is a 34-year-old male who had just finished dialysis at an outpatient dialysis center when he became unresponsive. The patient has a very weak radial pulse; cool, diaphoretic skin; and clear and equal lung sounds. HR = 112, BP = 78/44, RR = 8 and shallow, SaO2=90%, blood glucose = 60 mg/dL. In addition to cardiac monitoring, managing the airway and starting an IV of normal saline, which of the following is indicated?
a. 250 mL fluid challenge
b. 50 percent dextrose
c. 250 mL fluid challenge, 50 percent dextrose
d. 2 g magnesium sulfate
Ans: c. 250 mL fluid challenge, 50 percent dextrose
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