A patient exhibits persistent stridor after a fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedure. Which of the fol-lowing would you recommend?
a. Aerosol therapy with albuterol (Proventil)
b. Administration of a benzodiazepine (e.g., Valium)
c. Aerosol therapy with racemic epinephrine
d. Administration of a narcotic antagonist (e.g., Narcan)
ANS: C
Patients should also be assessed for the development of stridor or wheezes. The physician should be notified and appropriate aerosol therapy with nebulized racemic epinephrine or bronchodila-tors should be instituted.
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