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bucstennis@aim.com

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A pediatric patient is administered epinephrine to treat bronchospasm as a result of acute asthma. What effect should the patient be monitored for?
 
  A) Edema
  B) Syncope
  C) Bradycardia
  D) Hemorrhage

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A 60-year-old male patient has developed a tremor of the right hand with a pill-rolling motion. Upon interviewing the patient, he states he sustained several head injuries playing football.
 
  Based on this information, what do you suspect the patient is suffering from? A) Seizure disorder
  B) Degenerative joint disease
  C) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  D) Parkinson's disease


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Epinephrine is mainly used in children for treatment of bronchospasm due to asthma or allergic reactions. Parenteral epinephrine may cause syncope when given to asthmatic children. Epinephrine will not increase edema or cause bradycardia or hemorrhage.

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Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. The patient is not experiencing degenerative joint disease. The patient is not showing signs of symptoms of a seizure disorder. The patient has rigidity with tremors, not the signs of muscle weakness that are found in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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