Clinical reasoning Scenario: A 56 year-old man is admitted to the cardiac unit and has been diagnosed as abdominal aortic aneurysm. In light of this, an abdominal aortic aneurysm resection is being...

Clinical reasoning Scenario:

A 56 year-old man is admitted to the cardiac unit and has been diagnosed as abdominal aortic aneurysm. In light of this, an abdominal aortic aneurysm resection is being considered by his medical team.

1. Identify your first three priorities for immediate care of this patient in the emergency unit


2. Describe the pharmacologic interventions that will most likely apply to this patient.