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You are treating a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive following administration of home insulin an hour before. The patient is cool, pale, and diaphoretic. The pulse is rapid and thready. Which of the following treatments is most likely to be beneficial to the patient?
a.   Administration of insulin to stimulate circulating glucose to enter the cells
b.   Administration of large volumes of normal saline to combat the shock-like symptoms
c.   Administration of Dextrose 50%
d.   Close monitoring of the patient while allowing the insulin the patient has already used to take effect

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Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology

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