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Ameriean Heart Assoolation. lite is why A ave 30 B Systollie blood pressure of 106 mm Ho D Warm, moist skin You are caning for a s-month-old git who has increased work of breathing, a fever, and a cough. On auscultation, the lungs are clear blaterally nt you frd an alert infant with stridor and retractions. The infant's Spoh is 94%. On 36. Which is the most ikely cause of this infant's respiratory A Disordered control of breathing B. Lower airway obstruction D. Upper airway 6bstruction 37. Which medication should you administer first? B. D. condition is characterized by a prolonged expiratory phase and wheezing? sordered control of breathing povolemic shock attemnt, the team leader asks you to administer an initial dose of epines o be given IO. should you respond? t administer the g at the dose you ordered 0.1 mg/kg the correct dese is 0.01 mg/kg. Should I give that dose instead? Fsam A. October 6, 2016

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34.A. Give 30 compressions and 2 breath in the case of one rescue

           infant CPR.

35.A. Decreased level of conciousness is a indicator of head injury

          which required immediate medical attention.

36.D. Upper airway obstruction. Stridor and retractions are occur due to

           blockage in the larynx and trachea.

37. C.Dexamethasone PO/IM. Child have fever,cough due to infection which result

          may result in edema and lead to upper airway obstruction so corticosteroids

          needed to manage this condition.

38.C. Lower airway obstruction. Prolonged expitatory phase and wheeze present in

           lower airway problems like COPD.

39.D. I think the correct dose is 0.01 mg/kg should i give that dose instead.

            (Initial dose of epinephrine during resuscitation is 0.01 mg/ kg).