Your patient is experiencing dyspnea and urticaria after ingesting penicillin. Auscultation of his lungs reveals diffuse expiratory wheezes. Which of the following medications will best help correct your patient's bronchospasm?
A) Epinephrine 1:1000 SC
B) Ranitidine 50 mg IV
C) Solu-Medrol 125 mg IV
D) 100 percent oxygen via nonrebreather mask 15 lpm
Question 2
Which of the following qualities should characterize your verbal interaction with a patient when obtaining the history?
A) Speak softly.
B) Speak loudly.
C) Use a calm, reassuring voice.
D) Demand the patient's attention.
Patient with typical rheumatoid arthritis contractures.
Example of a patient statement.
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After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions.