A Patient Is Seen in the Emergency Department After Experiencing

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is seen in the emergency department after experiencing a spider bite. The spider is in a jar and is less than one inch in size, yellow-brown, and has a violin-shaped marking on its back. Depending on the patient's symptoms, which treatments and diagnostic evaluations may be ordered? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Airway management
• B) An acute abdominal series
• C) Antivenom therapy
• D) CBC, BUN, electrolytes, and creatinine
• E) Coagulation studies
• F) Tetanus prophylaxis