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All Emergencies - Basic life support principles:

  1. Maintain an airway
  2. Assess breathing
  3. Monitor circulation
Monitor and record all vital signs.
Acute Adrenal Crisis (Insufficiency)
Signs/symptoms: Hypotension, weakness, fatigue, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, mental confusion.

 

Treatment:

  1. Terminate dental treatment.
  2. Activate EMS.
  3. Place patient in supine position.
  4. Administer Oxygen.
  5. Give 100mg Solu-cortef IM or 4mg Decadron
  6. If hypotension is severe, give Ephedrdine or Phenylephrine.












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