PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 48 February 6, 2016 By Aamir Khan Leave a Comment A 26-year-old is brought to the emergency department by colleagues who state she is acting as if intoxicated. She denies any use of alcohol or drugs but states that her legs have become weak and tingling, causing progressively worsening difficulty walking for 2 days. She thought perhaps she had slept on them wrong as she has also been severely fatigued. Exam reveals tachycardia, an irregular rhythm, and hypotension. As she is waiting for medical consult, she becomes more fatigued and experiences incontinence of urine. What is the next step in management? A. admit to intensive care unit B. admit to reverse isolation unit C. amiodarone D. prednisone Δ
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