A 65-year-old male patient with new onset chest pain with ex…
A 65-year-old male patient with new onset chest pain with exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and vital signs of: pulse, 100 (irregular); respirations, 26 (working to breathe); and blood pressure (BP), 142/90. Your partner suggests morphine sulfate for the chest pain and contacts medical control, which is most likely to respond with:
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An 82-year-old female has fallen at her residence. When you arrive she states that she has a great deal of pain in the area of her left hip. You take a set of vital signs and get a pulse of 88, BP of 130/86, and respiratory rate (RR) of 22. Your physical exam identifies the patient to be pale and sweaty and extensive bruising is seen on the left side were the patient reports pain. Your SAMPLE history identifies the patient is on a number of medications. Which of the following types of medications that the patient is taking is most likely to keep the heart rate from becoming faster in response to internal blood loss:
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