(Solved): You are called to treat a 5 -week-old female patient whose mother indicates that she called because ...

You are called to treat a 5 -week-old female patient whose mother indicates that she called because it is hard to keep her daughter awake. She had been acting normal up until this morning. You observe a lethargic infant with yellow mucous around the nostrils and she feels very warm to the touch. With this history and findings, which of the following would be the most appropriate treatment? Suction the nostrils with a bulb syringe device. Immobilize the patient to a pediatric backboard. Cool the patient with cold wet compresses. Call the poison control center for advice. more nal Group, LIC.

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