You are responding to a local farm when PD advises that the…
You are responding to a local farm when PD advises that the patient’s arm has been badly injured in a Power take off. You arrive to find the patient’s lower arm is partly amputated and mangled. The patient is in obvious distress and rates his pain as 10/10. You decide to administer Ketamine. What is the appropriate IV/IO/IM/IN dose of Ketamine for pain control?
Read DetailsYour partner is the lead paramedic treating a 2-year-old who…
Your partner is the lead paramedic treating a 2-year-old who is actively seizing. Your partner asks you to administer 1 mg/kg IV Lorazepam. Since there is no IV access in place you state that the best dose and route to give Lorazepam to this patient would be…
Read DetailsA nurse caring for a client who has been taking phenylephrin…
A nurse caring for a client who has been taking phenylephrine nasal drops for the past 10 days for sinusitis. The nurse should assess the client for wich of the following manifestations as an adverse effect of this medication?
Read DetailsWhat type of arthritis would present the following signs and…
What type of arthritis would present the following signs and symptoms: (1) Joint stiffness mostly in the AM (2) Slight increase in skin temperature (3) Pain and stiffness worsens after strenuous activity and (4) formation of nodules?
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