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All Emergencies - Basic life support principles:
- Maintain an airway
- Assess breathing
- Monitor circulation
Monitor and record all vital signs. |
| Acute Adrenal Crisis (Insufficiency) |
| Signs/symptoms: Hypotension, weakness, fatigue, lethargy, nausea, vomitting, mental confusion. |
Treatment:
- Terminate dental treatment.
- Activate EMS.
- Place patient in supine position.
- Administer Oxygen.
- Give 100mg Solu-cortef IM or 4mg Decadron
- If hypotension is severe, give Ephedrdine or Phenylephrine.
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