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Title: A 5-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after ingesting diphenhydramine ...
Post by: sieraaa044 on Jan 24, 2018
A 5-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after ingesting diphenhydramine (Benadryl). The child is uncoordinated and agitated. The nurse observes that the child's face is flushed and that the heart rate is 110 beats per minute.
 
  The nurse will expect to:
  a. administer atropine to reverse the adverse effects.
  b. give diazepam to prevent seizures.
  c. give activated charcoal to absorb the drug.
  d. prepare to provide mechanical ventilation.


Title: A 5-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after ingesting diphenhydramine ...
Post by: lby0000000 on Jan 24, 2018
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