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Lithium carbonate is ordered for a new patient on your floor. You know that lithium carbonate is the drug of choice for:
 
  A) Schizophrenia
  B) Major depression
  C) Bulimia
  D) Bipolar depression

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You are caring for an adolescent patient who has swallowed all of his mother's sleeping and pain pills. The patient has had a gastric lavage and is able to answer questions. The best question to ask this patient is:
 
  A) What are your thoughts right now about hurting yourself?
  B) Why on earth did you do that?
  C) Don't you know how much your family loves you and how much they will miss you if you kill yourself?
  D) This is a very immature way to get attention.


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anyusername12131

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


tfester

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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