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londonang

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A patient is admitted to the emergency room suffering from symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. The nurse should plan care with the goal of preventing which of the following?
 
  A) Bradycardia
  B) Hypotension
  C) Seizures
  D) Gastrointestinal bleeding

Question 2

A patient with thalassemia requires frequent blood transfusions. The patient develops iron overload. Which of the following medications will be administered?
 
  A) Calcium gluconate
  B) Deferoxamine (Desferal)
  C) Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)
  D) Deferasirox (Exjade)


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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In acute alcohol withdrawal, a goal of treatment is to prevent seizures. Bradycardia is not the primary symptom of acute alcohol withdrawal. Hypotension is not the primary symptom of acute alcohol withdrawal. Gastrointestinal bleeding results from heavy alcohol use but is not the primary symptom of acute alcohol withdrawal.

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