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jCorn1234

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The health care provider is preparing to administer a drug that affects the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Which one of the following reactions would occur after administration?
 
  a. Increased motility and tone of the urinary bladder
  b. A subjective decrease in mental alertness
  c. Increased rate and force of myocardial contraction
  d. Vasodilatation and bronchoconstriction

Question 2

Consider the following essentials of care after a patient has overdosed on drugs, and rank them in the order of their importance.
 
  a. Eliminate the substance from the body.
  b. Stabilize the patient.
  c. Reverse the toxic substance's effects and manage any complications.
  d. Identify the toxic substance.
  e. Support the patient and significant others (physically and psychologically).


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The SNS is responsible for the body's fight or flight response, which is needed to cope with life's stressors (e.g., fear, extremes of physical activity). In addition, the SNS has two other pri-mary functions: management of the cardiovascular system and regulation of body temperature. Stimulation of the SNS causes the blood pressure and the heart rate to rise, thereby shunting blood to skeletal muscles rather than the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the kidneys, and the skin. SNS drugs are used primarily for their effects on the heart, blood vessels, and the lungs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D, E
Essentials of care after the patient has overdosed on drugs include the following:
 Stabilize the patient. The key principle in the treatment of poisonings is Treat the patient, not the poison. Treatment for most poisonings is symptomatic and supportive.
 Identify the toxic substance.
 Reverse its effects and manage any complications.
 Eliminate the substance from the body.
 Support the patient and significant others (physically and psychologically). Support vital functions and manage complications.


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jCorn1234

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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