You arrive at a local nursing home to find your 73-year-old…

You arrive at a local nursing home to find your 73-year-old male patient unconscious in his bed. Staff says that the patient is normally alert and talkative, and he has been complaining of general malaise and body aches for the past five days. Vital signs are BP 110/60, P 140, R 22, SpO2 91% on room air, and temp of 101.6° F. The patient’s ECG is shown below. Capnography value is 28 mmHg. The patient had laboratory blood-work done this morning which is also shown below. Your partner has placed the patient on 100% oxygen via non-rebreather mask and obtained vascular access. Your treatments should include     Parameter Value Sodium 150 mEq/L Potassium 4.9 mEq/L Chloride 104 mEq/L Bicarbonate 25.8 mEq/L Creatinine 24 mg/dL BUN 26 mg/dL Glucose 130 mg/dL WBCs 26,500 Hemoglobin 17 g/dL Hematocrit 58% Platelets 204,000 Serum Lactate 4.81 mmol/L

Your patient is a 45-year-old male complaining of a sudden o…

Your patient is a 45-year-old male complaining of a sudden onset of right-sided stabbing chest pain and shortness-of-breath. Earlier this week he had experienced some unilateral lower calf pain. Vital signs are BP 140/80, P 124, and R 28. His skin is warm and dry and you hear some expiratory wheezing in the area of chest pain. You suspect