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james0929

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You enter the room of a 2-year-old patient who presents with a barking cough typically associated with croup.
 
  Once the diagnosis is confirmed, which of the following medications could you recommend to help provide relief from subglottic swelling?
  a. Albuterol
  b. Levalbuterol
  c. Racemic epinephrine
  d. Salmeterol

Question 2

Your patient presents with postextubation stridor. You recommend racemic epinephrine for its
 
  a. -adrenergic vasoconstricting effect.
  b. short-acting 2-adrenergic effect.
  c. long-acting 2-adrenergic effect.
  d. 1-adrenergic effect.


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dawsa925

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


james0929

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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