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jon_i

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What pain medication is contraindicated in children with sickle cell disease (SCD)?
 
  a. Meperidine (Demerol)
  b. Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
  c. Morphine sulfate
  d. Ketorolac (Toradol)

Question 2

What condition is an inherited immunodeficiency disorder characterized by absence of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity?
 
  a. Fanconi syndrome
  b. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  c. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
  d. Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCIDS)


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Meperidine (pethidine Demerol) is not recommended. Normeperidine, a metabolite of meperidine, is a central nervous system stimulant that produces anxiety, tremors, myoclonus, and generalized seizures when it accumulates with repetitive dosing. Patients with SCD are particularly at risk for normeperidine-induced seizures.

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ANS: D
SCIDS is a genetic disorder that results in deficits of both humoral and cellular immunity. Fanconi syndrome is a hereditary disorder of red blood cell production. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder with selected deficiencies of T and B lymphocytes. AIDS is not inherited.


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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