The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

You are the first to respond to an emergency where Mrs. Collins, a 60 year old lady has been found unresponsive on her bed. She is a diabetic on twice daily insulin (Mixtard). The family tell you that she ate very little the night before. Her respiratory rate was 20 breaths a minute; her heart rate was 90 beats a minute and her BP was 120/70 mm Hg. What is the most appropriate next step in the management of this patient?

Please select one of the following:

Give her 500micrograms of adrenaline (1:1000) i.m
Give her 50ml of 25% dextrose i.v
Gives her i.v insulin morning dose
Give her oral glucose
Give her aspirin, nitrates, opiates and oxygen

Question By Dr. Padma Priya Bhatraju MBBS.