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int med z
bingousmle - 09-30-10 20:46
A 23-year-old previously healthy female letter carrier works in a suburb in which the presence of rabid foxes and skunks has been documented. She is bitten by a
bat, which then flies away. Initial examination reveals a clean break in the skin in the right upper forearm. She has no history of receiving treatment for rabies and is unsure about vaccination against tetanus. The physician should
A. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution
B. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution and administer
tetanus toxoid
C. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, and administer human rabies immune
globulin intramuscularly
D. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, administer human rabies immune
globulin IM, and administer human diploid
cell vaccine
E. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution and administer
human diploid cell vaccine
bingousmle - 09-30-10 20:46
A 23-year-old previously healthy female letter carrier works in a suburb in which the presence of rabid foxes and skunks has been documented. She is bitten by a
bat, which then flies away. Initial examination reveals a clean break in the skin in the right upper forearm. She has no history of receiving treatment for rabies and is unsure about vaccination against tetanus. The physician should
A. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution
B. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution and administer
tetanus toxoid
C. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, and administer human rabies immune
globulin intramuscularly
D. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, administer human rabies immune
globulin IM, and administer human diploid
cell vaccine
E. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution and administer
human diploid cell vaccine
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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#5
Re: int med z
babbu5508 - 10-22-10 15:47 My answer is: d.
D. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, administer human rabies immune
globulin IM, and administer human diploid
cell vaccine
#13
Re: int med z
sudha2015 - 03-29-11 01:14 clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer
tetanus toxoid, administer human rabies immune
globulin IM, and administer human diploid
cell vaccine
#14
Re: int med z
babbu5508 - 03-31-11 18:51 D. clean the wound with a 20% soap solution, administer tetanus toxoid, administer human rabies immune
globulin IM, and administer human diploid cell vaccine
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