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D.Q. is a 57-year-old male who worked in a water treatment plant for many years. He also smoked heavily for approximately 30 years. He has been diagnosed with COPD. During an extremely hot summer, he arrived at the emergency department in severe exacerbation of the COPD. The patient's heart rate is 123, blood pressure is 163/90, respiratory rate is 34, oxygen saturation is 86% on 2 L NC, and temperature is 37.5 Celsius. Answer the following: List two medications you expect the physician to order and why, explain the intended response, side effects to assess for, and what affect you anticipate these drugs will have on the patients vital signs.