The following interventions are ordered by the health care provider for a patient who has respiratory distress and syncope after eating strawberries. Which will the nurse complete first?

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Epinephrine rapidly causes peripheral vasoconstriction,dilates the bronchi,and blocks the effects of histamine and reverses the vasodilation,bronchoconstriction,and histamine release that cause the symptoms of anaphylaxis. The other interventions are also appropriate but would not be the first ones completed.

The Following Interventions Are Ordered by the Health Care Provider