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colton

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A 75-year-old patient is brought to the emergency department by his family. The family relates that the patient is complaining of confusion, seizures, and abnormal perception of movement.
 
  The nurse reviews all of the medication bottles found in the house and suspects the patient overdosed on what medication? A) Benzodiazepine
  B) Antihypertensive
  C) Sedative
  D) Analgesic

Question 2

What drug used to treat anemia might the nurse administer as an antineoplastic drug because it is cytotoxic?
 
  A) Epoetin alfa
  B) Ferrous sulfate
  C) Hydroxocobalamin
  D) Hydroxyurea


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Common manifestations of benzodiazepine toxicity include increased anxiety, psychomotor agitation, insomnia, irritability, headache, tremor, and palpitations. Less common but more serious manifestations include confusion, abnormal perception of movement, depersonalization, psychosis, and seizures. These symptoms are not found in association with options B, C, or D.

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Hydroxyurea is a cytotoxic antineoplastic drug that is also used to treat leukemia, ovarian cancer, and melanoma. The other options would not serve this purpose.


colton

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

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Wow, this really help

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