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Anajune7

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A 15-year-old boy with a complex psychosocial history is being treated for inhalant abuse. When providing health education to this boy, the nurse should cite which of the following risks associated with inhalant abuse?
 
  A) Hyperactivity
  B) Psychological dependence
  C) Physiological dependence
  D) Organ damage

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A patient is admitted to the emergency department in ventricular fibrillation. The patient is administered amiodarone hydrochloride (Cordarone). What is a major effect of this medication?
 
  A) It produces skeletal muscle relaxation.
  B) It decreases automaticity in the ventricles.
  C) It stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.
  D) It slows the process of repolarization.


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Jody Vaughn

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

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Inhalants can harm the brain, liver, heart, kidneys, and lungs, and abuse of any drug during adolescence may interfere with brain development. Dependence has not been definitively demonstrated, and hyperactivity is not a risk.

Answer to Question 2

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Potassium channel blockers such as amiodarone prolong duration of the action potential, slow repolarization, and prolong the refractory period in both the atria and ventricles. Amiodarone blocks the effects of the sympathetic nervous system instead of stimulating it. Amiodarone and the other potassium channel blockers do not directly decrease automaticity.


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