A patient informs you that he found out he is allergic to certain molds and was prescribed an epinephrine auto-injector. He asks you how the epinephrine will help him the next time he is exposed to mold. Your response would be:
A) "It will quickly destroy the allergen in the mold."
B) "It will provide antibodies to your body and give you temporary immunity."
C) "It will reverse the reaction by mimicking the parasympathetic nervous system in your body."
D) "It will cause the blood vessels to constrict and your airway structures to relax so that they reopen."
D) "It will cause the blood vessels to constrict and your airway structures to relax so that they reopen."
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A confused and cyanotic patient is breathing 8 times per minute with poor chest rise and fall. What instruction would you give your partner about the respiratory care of this patient?
A) "Only deliver a ventilation with the bag-valve mask when he breathes." B) "Ventilate him at 10 to 12 times per minute and superimpose your ventilations over his." C) "Be sure to deliver your ventilations with the bag-valve mask in between his breaths." D) "Since he is breathing, let's go ahead and put him on a nonrebreather mask with 15 lpm of oxygen."