Delayed Serum SicknessÐtype Reactions in Response to Multiple Bee, Wasp

question 6

Multiple Choice

Delayed serum sicknessÐtype reactions in response to multiple bee, wasp, or fire ant stings can be managed with which of the following?

• A)A corticosteroid such as prednisone (Deltasone), 60 to 100 mg, tapered over 2 weeks
• B)An oral antihistamine, such as hydroxyzine, for 2 weeks
• C)An H₂ blocker such as cimetidine for 1 week
• D)0.1 mg (1 mL of 1:10,000 solution epinephrine) in 10 mL of normal saline and administer as a slow intravenous push over 10 minutes

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