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nmorano1

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You have been called for a 13-year-old boy who was caught sniffing glue by his parents. The boy is lethargic and confused and complaining of burning to the mouth and nose as well as nausea and vomiting. Based on the clinical presentation and mechanism of illness, how has this poison affected the boy's brain?
 
  A) Absorbing through the small intestine into the blood stream and then on to the brain
  B) Directly contacting the brain by crossing the mucous membranes of the mouth and nose
  C) Fumes from the glue were absorbed through the mucous membranes of the eyes and then on to the brain
  D) Crossing from the lungs into the blood stream and then circulating to the brain

Question 2

Which of the following medications is classed as an anesthetic?
 
  A) Nitroglycerin
  B) Nitrous oxide
  C) Naloxone
  D) Glucagon


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Danny Ewald

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


nmorano1

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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Correct answers!


Danny Ewald

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Reply #3 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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