A respiratory therapist is working the night shift when a 17-year-old patient with status asthmaticus is admitted through the emergency department. The patient has already been given Combivent Respimat and an ICS medication. The intern on-call asks for your recommendation on what additional medication to give the patient. What should be recommended?
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A 45-year-old male presents with fever, cough, night sweats,…
A 45-year-old male presents with fever, cough, night sweats, and loss of weight. Sputum sample results are positive for TB. Which if the following drugs would you recommend for treatment?
Convert the drug dilutions into milligrams per milliliter an…
Convert the drug dilutions into milligrams per milliliter and calculate the desired information. Given: on hand: 1:200 solution ordered: 0.5 mL Calculate: on hand: mg/mL dose desired: mg
Given: on hand: 1:16 dilution Calculate: …
Given: on hand: 1:16 dilution Calculate: on hand: mg/mL
Your patient is a 70 yo male coming into your clinic for his…
Your patient is a 70 yo male coming into your clinic for his annual Medicare follow up visit. You are reviewing his medication list and see that he is on a PPI. When asked why he was taking this, pt is unsure. Reports he was started by a previous provider about 10 years ago, he thinks for some heartburn. He hasn’t had any follow up testing for this. He doesn’t have any symptoms of heartburn currently. Which of the following recommendation should the APP recommend?
“Moon face, “hirsutism, “buffalo hump,” striae, acne, flushi…
“Moon face, “hirsutism, “buffalo hump,” striae, acne, flushing, poor wound healing, and decreased sexual drive is associated with:
Rewrite the following quadratic into two functions, decompos…
Rewrite the following quadratic into two functions, decompose:
A female patient of childbearing age who types as group O, D…
A female patient of childbearing age who types as group O, D-negative requires a transfusion. The patient has no unexpected antibodies present. Which of the following blood components should be selected for transfusion?
A patient presents to the doctor’s office with a sinus infec…
A patient presents to the doctor’s office with a sinus infection and an upper respiratory infection. The patient states their mucus is thick, which of the following drugs would recommend helping thin the mucus so they can cough it out?
Which statement describes a difference between meiosis I and…
Which statement describes a difference between meiosis I and meiosis II?