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A psychiatric client is given a sedative to produce a calming effect, and instead the client becomes more agitated. What is the term for this medication effect?
 
  A) Medication toxicity
  B) Potentiation
  C) Paradoxical effect
  D) Anaphylaxis

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing the steps of life support in preparation for a required recertification. What step of these procedures does this nurse need to review that is considered the definitive initial treatment of victims in cardiac arrest?
 
  A) Basic life support
  B) Basic cardiac life support
  C) Automated external defibrillator
  D) Advanced cardiac life support



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In a paradoxical effect, the client's response is opposite to that which is desired. Medication toxicity is a harmful effect that results from an increased blood level of the medication beyond its therapeutic level. Potentiation occurs when two drugs multiply the effects of the drugs and anaphylaxis is a serious side effect caused by an allergic reaction to the medication.

Answer to Question 2

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The automated external defibrillator (AED) or public external defibrillator is considered the definitive initial treatment of victims in cardiac arrest. Basic life support (BLS), also called basic cardiac life support (BCLS), includes rapid entry into the EMS, performance of CPR, and use of techniques to clear an obstructed airway. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and many nurses are trained in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) techniques.



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