Author Question: You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon. Upon arrival, a frantic mother tells you ... (Read 73 times)

waynest · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

You are called to a farmhouse on a sunny spring afternoon. Upon arrival, a frantic mother tells you that her 3-year-old daughter was playing in the yard, accidentally stepped on a hornets' nest, and was stung repeatedly. The patient is alert, screaming and crying, and can follow her mother's commands. Her arms and legs are swollen and show the marks of several stings. Her body is covered in hives. Her vital signs are blood pressure 90/40, pulse 110, respiratory rate 24, and oxygen saturation 99. Her lung sounds are clear and equal bilaterally. Her mother states she put nox-a-sting on the bites but the bites only seemed to get worse. What condition is the patient suffering from?

A) Allergic reaction from the hornets' stings
B) Moderate anaphylactic reaction
C) Anaphylactic reaction from the nox-a-sting swabs
D) Minor anaphylactic reaction

Question 2

Hemodynamic changes of pregnancy include:

a. the stroke volume progressively declining to term following a rise early in the pregnancy.
b. cardiac output increasing 2.53 liters per minute during the first trimester.
c. blood volume decreasing slightly, by 15.
d. heart rate remaining about the same.