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tfester

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A nurse is caring for four patients. The nurse would be concerned about which patient developing a substance use disorder?
 
  a. A college student who reports having experimented with marijuana in the past year
  b. An older adult patient with terminal cancer who requires twice the normal dose of morphine for pain relief
  c. A patient in moderate to severe pain after a total hip replacement who asks for pain medication an hour before the next dose is due
  d. A patient whose history indicates the use of prescription narcotic analgesics for back and headache pain

Question 2

A toddler arrives in the emergency department by ambulance. The nurse observes that the child's facial and neck muscles are stiff and that the child is hyperreflexive.
 
  The parents tell the nurse that the child ingested something at a neighbor's house. The nurse will correctly suspect which agent?
  a. Amphetamines
  b. Chocolate
  c. Caffeine
  d. Strychnine


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Patients who use narcotics for minor pains are more likely to be compulsive drug seekers. A college student who experiments with an illegal substance is not necessarily going to develop a substance use disorder. An elderly patient with terminal cancer pain has most likely developed physical dependence and tolerance to morphine but is not a substance abuser. Patients with significant pain who ask for more frequent dosing are not showing substance use disorder.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Strychnine, which may be used in rat poisons, causes stiffness of the muscles of the face and neck, along with reflex excitability. Amphetamines produce dizziness, confusion, and convulsions. Theobromine, which is found in chocolate, is a methylxanthine and causes hyperactivity, vomiting, diarrhea, and cardiovascular effects. Caffeine causes excitement, restlessness, and cardiovascular effects.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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