USMLE Forum Archives - USMLE Step 2 CK - poisoning
poisoning
bingousmle - 09-30-10 19:19
A 2-year-old girl is playing in the garage, only partially supervised by
her father, who is mowing the grass. He finds her in the garage, gagging and
vomiting. She smells of gasoline. In a few minutes she stops vomiting, but
later that day she develops cough, tachypnea, and subcostal retractions. She
is brought to your emergency center. The first step in her management is to
a. Administer charcoal
b. Begin nasogastric lavage
c. Administer ipecac
d. Perform pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas
e. Administer gasoline binding agent intravenously
bingousmle - 09-30-10 19:19
A 2-year-old girl is playing in the garage, only partially supervised by
her father, who is mowing the grass. He finds her in the garage, gagging and
vomiting. She smells of gasoline. In a few minutes she stops vomiting, but
later that day she develops cough, tachypnea, and subcostal retractions. She
is brought to your emergency center. The first step in her management is to
a. Administer charcoal
b. Begin nasogastric lavage
c. Administer ipecac
d. Perform pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas
e. Administer gasoline binding agent intravenously
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: poisoning babbu5508 - 10-24-10 06:40 My answer is: d.
d. Perform pulse oximetry and arterial blood gas..ABC is the first step in the management of the patient.........
#8
Re: poisoning sudha2015 - 03-28-11 00:48 He finds her in the garage, gagging andvomiting. She smells of gasoline. In a few minutes she stops vomiting, butlater that day she develops cough, tachypnea, and subcostal retractions. She is brought to your emergency center. The first step in her management is to
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#9
Re: poisoning babbu5508 - 03-31-11 19:27 the The poisonous ingredients in gasoline are chemicals called hydrocarbons, which are substances that contain only hydrogen and carbon.
#11
Re: poisoning babbu5508 - 04-01-11 13:31 If the chemical was swallowed, immediately give the person water or milk, unless instructed otherwise by a health care provider...
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