Your patient is a 43-year-old female with a history of peanut allergy. She is complaining of dizziness after eating a casserole that she later discovered contained peanuts. Your physical examination reveals warm, diaphoretic skin; a blotchy, red rash covering her chest and arms; and lung sounds that are clear and equal bilaterally. HR = 122, BP = 124/76, RR = 15 and regular, SaO2 = 97%. In
addition to providing oxygen, appropriate treatment for this patient includes:
A) IV of NS wide open, epinephrine 1:1000 SC, diphenhydramine IV.
B) IV with crystalloid solution such as lactated Ringer's or normal saline.
C) IV with crystalloid solution such as lactated Ringer's or normal saline, epinephrine 1:1000 SC, diphenhydramine IV.
D) IV with crystalloid solution such as lactated Ringer's or normal saline, epinephrine 1:1000 SC, diphenhydramine IV, nebulized albuterol.
C
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