A client is admitted to the emergency room complaints of a difficulty of breathing and upon auscultation, the nurse noted that the patient has wheeze. An allergic reaction to penicillin was diagnosed. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer first?
Correct Answer: Albuterol (Ventolin HFA).
Description: Albuterol (Ventolin HFA) is the most rapidly acting of the medications among the choices.
Option A is not the first line treatment for a bronchospasm.
Options C and D are corticosteroids that are used during allergic reaction but are not rapidly acting
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