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b”nOverview: This case study will help you practice analyzing a patient record, which will assist you in preparing for the final project. This case will focus specifically on musculoskeletal and integumentary drug treatment. xc2xa0Prompt: Consider the following scenario: Ms. Craft, age 59, was brought by ambulance to the emergency room because she thought she was dying. She had difficulty breathing, was dizzy if she attempted to sit up, and felt a sense of impending doom. Ms. Craft assumed that she was having a heart attack, and so did the admitting emergency room personnel.xc2xa0xc2xa0 But the case was more complicated. Physical examination showed Ms. Craft to have weakness, malaise, warm skin, and hypotension. Ms. Craft said she felt nauseous. A blood glucose value was really high. Cardiac markers did not show that she was having a heart attack, nor did an EKG. When her history was taken, Ms. Craft said she had not seen a doctor in several years and was unaware that she had diabetes.xc2xa0xc2xa0 Her respirations were deep and rapidxe2x80x94Kussmaul respirations.xc2xa0xc2xa0 In this case, the ER physician diagnosed decompensated diabetes mellitus with metabolic acidosis. These were the medications prescribed: xc2xa0xefx82xb7 Oxygen by mask xefx82xb7 Hypertonic IV fluids xefx82xb7 Insulin orally xefx82xb7 Hydrochloric acid solution via IV xc2xa0In a short paper, the following critical elements must be addressed: xc2xa0xefx82xb7 Identify the incorrect medication/drug classification/treatment and explain why it is incorrect. xefx82xb7 What drug classification would you use instead? Why? xefx82xb7 Provide an example of a generic medication from each drug classification. How would each of the medications/treatments in the scenario act on the patient’s body? xc2xa0Support your answer with relevant resources. xc2xa0xc2xa0 “
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