Author Question: A 58-year-old woman is suffering from food poisoning after eating at a local restaurant. She has had ... (Read 65 times)

armygirl · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A 58-year-old woman is suffering from food poisoning after eating at a local restaurant. She has had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for the past 12 hours. Her blood pressure is 88/50 and she is diaphoretic. She requires

A) An access route to administer medications intravenously
B) Replacement of fluids for those lost from vomiting and diarrhea
C) An access route to replace fluids in combination with blood products
D) Intravenous fluids to be administered on an outpatient basis

Question 2

Which of the following clients is likely to have altered metabolism of medications?

A) School-age children
B) Adolescents
C) Middle adults
D) Elderly