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A 30-year-old male presents with acute shortness of breath, widespread hives, and facial swelling. he denies any past medical history and takes no medications. during your assessment, you hear wheezing over all the lung fields. his blood pressure is 90/50 mm hg and his heart rate is 110 beats/min. in addition to giving him high-flow oxygen, the most important treatment for this patient is:

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The answer to this question is to give the patient a treatment of epinephrine. Epinephrine is a medication that helps treat patients who are encountering cardiac arrest, bleeding, and anaphylaxis. Epinephrine is also known as adrenalin which helps to stimulate the blood sugar and increase blood flow in the muscles.

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