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Title: Your patient is a 42-year-old female with a history of COPD. She is alert and oriented, in mild resp Post by: Nix4Pres on Mar 20, 2016 Your patient is a 42-year-old female with a history of COPD. She is alert and oriented, in mild respiratory distress, and complaining of shortness of breath. She gives a 3-day history of worsening shortness of breath, sputum production, fever, and malaise. Physical examination findings include warm, dry, pale skin; rhonchi and wheezing auscultated in the upper lung lobes bilaterally; and jugular venous distension. HR = 128, BP = 96/60, RR = 18, SpO2 = 94%. In addition to an IV of normal saline, which of the following is the best course of prehospital treatment for this patient?
A) Oxygen via Venturi mask 24-35%, nebulized metaproterenol B) Oxygen via venturi mask 24-35%, nebulized metaproterenol, IV corticosteroids C) Oxygen via nonrebreathing mask at 15 lpm, nebulized levalbuterol D) Oxygen via Venturi mask 24-35%, nebulized albuterol and ipratropium, IV corticosteroids Title: Re: Your patient is a 42-year-old female with a history of COPD. She is alert and oriented, in mild Post by: feijoa on Apr 3, 2016 Content hidden
Title: Re: Your patient is a 42-year-old female with a history of COPD. She is alert and oriented, in mild resp Post by: Nix4Pres on Apr 9, 2016 !! Perfect :poop:
Title: Re: Your patient is a 42-year-old female with a history of COPD. She is alert and oriented, in mild resp Post by: feijoa on Apr 11, 2016 I'll do my best to answer the others now, see you around
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