A Patient Was Seen in the Emergency Department After Sustaining

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient was seen in the emergency department after sustaining a fractured leg and multiple abrasions in a bicycle accident. Eight hours after discharge the patient is admitted in anaphylactic shock. The nurse would suspect which drugs prescribed for the initial injury as implicated in this reaction?

• A) A cephalosporin antibiotic
• B) A topical antibiotic for use on abrasions
• C) An NSAID for minor pain
• D) An opioid analgesic for more severe pain
• E) Normal saline wash for abrasions

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