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skymedlock

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You are ventilating a patient when she vomits a large amount of undigested food. You should:
 
  A) use a flexible suction catheter to remove the material as you continue to ventilate.
  B) turn the patient onto her side, manually remove as much material as possible from the airway, and suction the rest with a rigid suction catheter before resuming ventilations.
  C) suction using a rigid suction catheter for as long as it takes to remove the material, applying suction both while inserting and withdrawing the catheter.
  D) suction using a rigid suction catheter for no more than 15 seconds before resuming ventilations.

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Your patient is a 58-year-old female who is confused and dyspneic. Her daughter called EMS because the patient complained of a fluttering sensation in her chest, followed a few minutes later by chest pain and an acute onset of confusion. She is pale and diaphoretic without a palpable radial pulse. The monitor shows a narrow complex rhythm at a rate of 180. Which of the following is most appropriate?
 
  A) Valsalva maneuver
  B) IV adenosine
  C) Immediate synchronized cardioversion
  D) IV diltiazem
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
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skymedlock

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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