Your patient is a conscious and alert 22-year-old female who was stung by a hornet. She states that she has allergies to bee stings and has been told that she could die if stung. Your physical examination reveals a 1-cm-diameter, red, edematous area where she was stung on the left forearm. Her skin is warm and dry, and her lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. HR = 12 and regular, BP = 122/82, RR = 12 and regular, SaO2 = 98. The most appropriate treatment for this patient would include:
A) 100 percent oxygen via nonrebreather mask 15 lpm, IV of NS 1-2 L, epinephrine 1:1000 0.3 mg SC, diphenhydramine 25 mg IV.
B) IV as soon as possible with a crystalloid solution.
C) 15 lpm oxygen by nonrebreather, epinephrine 1:1000 0.3 mg SC, diphenhydramine 25 mg IV, transport.
D) transport only.
Question 2
Which of the following is the most effective way to assess a patient's respiratory rate?
A) Count respirations for 6 seconds and multiply by 10.
B) Count respirations for 30 seconds and multiply by 2.
C) Count respirations for 2 minutes and divide by 4.
D) Count respirations for 10 seconds and multiply by 6.
Observed Mother–Child Arguments at Five Time Points Over an Eight-Year Period
Foley catheter with balloon in the bladder of a male patient.
Hormonal control over male and female reproductive hormones.
Amyloid plaques (stained blue) in the brain of a deceased patient who had Alzheimer’s disease.
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.