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KWilfred

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A patient has acute anxiety related to an automobile accident 2 hours ago. The patient needs teaching about drugs from which group?
 
  a. Tricyclic antidepressants
  b. Antipsychotic drugs
  c. Antimanic drugs
  d. Benzodiazepines

Question 2

The client is taking an MAOI for depression. He ate dinner at an Italian restaurant last night and drank several glasses of red wine.
 
  Shortly afterward, the client felt a throbbing head-ache, tightness in the chest, a stiff neck, and fluttering of his heart. The physician at the emergency room diagnosed 1. hypertensive crisis.
  2. hyperemotional crisis.
  3. hyperactive drug reaction.
  4. anticholinergic drug reaction.


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

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Benzodiazepines provide anxiety relief. Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat symptoms of depression. Antimania drugs are used to treat bipolar disorder. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat psychosis.

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Classic signs and history of hypertensive crisis


KWilfred

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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