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Wadzanai

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You respond to the county jail for a 48-year-old inmate arrested two days ago for public intoxication. Guards state the patient is a known alcoholic and frequent flier. The guards state that for several hours the patient was acting crazy and seeing bugs on the walls. The patient then began seizing and they called for an ambulance. You notice the patient is no longer seizing, diaphoretic, or confused. What condition do you suspect?
 
  A) Alcohol poisoning B) LSD abuse
  C) Delirium tremens D) Acute episode of paranoid schizophrenia

Question 2

How many breaths per minute is normal for a child who is breathing adequately?
 
  A) 5 to 10
  B) 15 to 30
  C) 30 to 40
  D) 40 to 45



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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