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lb_gilbert

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Why is it important to gather a detailed medical history when dealing with a psychiatric emergency?
 
  A) It will help you to determine if you need to restrain the patient.
  B) It will help you to determine if the police are needed.
  C) It is not. You want to get the call resolved as quickly as possible and this will just delay it.
  D) It will alert you to past issues as well as medication.

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Two sets of terms used to describe the action of a poison are ___________________ __________ or ___________________ __________ effects and ___________________ __________ or ___________________ __________ effects.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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

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acute, delayed, local, systemic


lb_gilbert

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Excellent

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