Your patient is a 46-year-old male who is unconscious on his front lawn after being stung by a bee. You note angioneurotic edema. HR = 132, BP = 76/40, RR = 24 and shallow. You should first:
A) administer high-concentration oxygen with a nonrebreather mask or similar device.
B) administer epinephrine 1:1000 SC.
C) start an IV of NS wide open and administer epinephrine 1:10,000 IV.
D) intubate the patient.
Question 2
You are caring for a 69-year-old male who is short of breath and in congestive heart failure. He is alert, anxious, and panicked with an open airway and rapid shallow respirations. His heart rate is tachycardic, and his skin is cool and diaphoretic with cyanosis noted to the lips and fingers. There are crackles noted to both lungs, as well as pedal edema to both feet. He denies chest pain or discomfort, but is having a difficult time speaking due to the shortness of breath. When caring for this patient, you should:
A) administer four baby aspirin.
B) place the patient in the shock position.
C) insert a nasal airway.
D) apply continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
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