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| | 02/24/04 - 02:47 PM  
 
   
 
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you(physician) happen to see a child at your residence with the history of having consumed tablets of an unknown medicine.on examination, patient was pale, apprehensive, febrile,and dehydrated. he has voimted a couple of times in the house after ingestion of tablets.what do you do FIRST(MOST APPROPRIATE INITIAL STEP IN THE MANAGEMENT?) A.CALL POSIONCONTROLL NUMBER B.IPEAC EMESIS C.GASTRIC LAVAGE D.ORAL REHYDRATION E.N-ACETYL CYSTEINE
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| vyseerx Forum Guru
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| | 02/28/04 - 09:29 PM  
 
   
 
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call the posion controll number. that is the most appropriate action to take in a non-hospital setting.
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