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jeatrice

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A patient arrives in the emergency department in an acute state of alcohol intoxication and reports chronic consumption of several six packs of beer every day for the past year. The nurse anticipates administering which medication or treatment?
 
  a. Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
  b. Disulfiram (Antabuse)
  c. Gastric lavage
  d. Vasoconstrictors

Question 2

A patient who is unconscious arrives in the emergency department with clammy skin and constricted pupils.
 
  The nurse assesses a respiratory rate of 8 to 10 breaths per minute. The paramedics report obvious signs of drug abuse in the patient's home. The nurse suspects that this patient has had an overdose of which substance?
  a. Alcohol
  b. LSD
  c. An opioid
  d. Methamphetamine


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

ANS: A
To prevent acute withdrawal and delirium tremens, a long-acting benzodiazepine, such as chlordiazepoxide, is given. Disulfiram would cause an acute drug interaction. Gastric lavage should no longer be performed, and vasoconstrictors are not indicated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Opioid overdose is characterized by constricted pupils and respiratory depression.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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