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melina_rosy

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on: Jul 19, 2018
An individual who is admitted to an alcohol detoxification unit has had no alcohol intake for 3 days. On admission the patient is noted to have tremors, anxiety, insomnia, and disorientation accompanied by tachycardia and diaphoresis.
 
  These signs and symptoms are characteristic of the syndrome known as: a. alcoholic hallucinosis.
  b. alcohol-induced psychosis.
  c. alcoholic seizure disorder.
  d. alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Question 2

A nurse caring for a patient wonders how the patient's functioning has been evaluated in the past. To learn this, the nurse would look in the medical record on the DSM-IV-TR Axis:
 
  a. I.
  b. II.
  c. IV.
  d. V.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
The signs and symptoms listed are consistent with alcohol withdrawal delirium. It usually has its onset 3 to 5 days after the last drink and lasts 2 to 3 days. It is considered a medical emergency.

Answer to Question 2

D
Axis V reports the clinician's judgment of the individual's overall level of functioning.


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