Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2006
A 6 y.o. asthmatic child was taken to the emergency hospital because of severe coughing and wheezing for the last 24 hours. Physical examination reveals that the child is excitable, has intercostal and suprasternal retractions, expiratory wheezing throughout all lung fields, RR-60/min. Initial treatment may include the prescription of:
Answer options
- Parenteral gentamicyn
- Parenteral phenobarbital
- Subcutaneous epinephrine
- N-acetyl cysteine and cromolyn by inhalation
- Intravenous fluids in the first 2 h to compensate water deficiency
Correct answer
Subcutaneous epinephrine
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