A Patient Prescribed a Beta Blocker Medication Is in the Emergency

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient prescribed a beta blocker medication is in the emergency department with reports of syncope, shortness of breath, and hypotension. A cardiac monitor reveals a heart rate of 35 beats per minute. Which medication may be used to stabilize this patient?

• A) Adenosine
• B) Amiodarone
• C) Atropine
• D) Epinephrine

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Definitions:

Gustav Theodor Fechner

A German philosopher, physicist, and experimental psychologist, known as a founder of psychophysics, which quantifies the relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they affect.

Psychophysics

The branch of psychology that studies the relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce.

Psychological Sensation

The initial process of detecting and interpreting environmental stimuli through the senses.

Perception

The process of organizing, identifying, and interpreting sensory information to represent and understand the environment around us.