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james9437

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The patient is a 3-year-old male who awakened about 10 minutes ago with respiratory distress and stridor. He is sitting bolt upright in bed. Accessory muscle use and intercostal retractions are present, but drooling is absent. Cyanosis of the lips and nail beds is present. The patient coughs frequently, producing a sound similar to a seal's bark. When he attempts to talk, he sounds very hoarse. His mother tells you that the patient has had a cold with a low-grade fever for two or three days. The treatment for this patient would include:
 
  a. systemic drug therapy with 1:1000 epinephrine.
  b. intubation and high-concentration oxygen.
  c. humidified oxygen and nebulized bronchodilators.
  d. systemic drug therapy with aminophylline.

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The CDC recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer in all except which of the following situation(s)?
 
  A) The patient has a respiratory illness.
  B) The provider's hands come into contact with fecal matter.
  C) The patient has a bloodborne communicable disease.
  D) The provider is not vaccinated against hepatitis B.


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amandalm

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

B


james9437

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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