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abern

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Five minutes after you assist a patient with her epinephrine auto-injector, she states that she feels much better and would like to refuse additional care. What of the following statements would be most appropriate given the situation?
 
  a. If you feel better now, there is probably no need to go to the hospital. But you should get another auto-injector.
  b. Now that you have taken your epinephrine, you should to go to the hospital for additional care.
  c. Epinephrine can make your heart race. But don't worry, you don't need more care; just be sure that someone is with you.
  d. The epinephrine will wear off in 10 to 20 minutes. As long as you have another injector I can watch you and see what happens.

Question 2

After assisting a patient with his epinephrine auto-injector, you note that his blood pressure has improved. You realize that this finding probably resulted from epinephrine's ability to:
 
  a. relax the smooth muscle of blood vessels.
  b. constrict blood vessels.
  c. increase the number of circulating red blood cells.
  d. increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the red blood cells.


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kthug

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


abern

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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 2, 2018
No problemo


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