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Wadzanai

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on: Jun 22, 2018
The police find a man in a seedy part of town; he looks in bad shape, so they call for an ambulance. On the way to the hospital, the paramedic calls the hospital base with the following description: approximately 50-year-old white male, heavy
 
  hand tremors, seems delirious, and appears to be experiencing hallucinations. When the patient arrives at the hospital, the emergency room physician suspects that the patient is experiencing
 
  a. cocaine withdrawal.
  b. barbiturate overdose.
  c. a schizophrenic episode.
  d. alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Question 2

Which of the following might a person suffering from alcohol withdrawal delirium experience?
 
  a. amnesia
  b. auditory hallucinations
  c. pharmacodynamic tolerance
  d. metabolic tolerance


Hikerman221

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


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