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gonzo233

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A man has asked the care team to consider the use of benzodiazepines to treat his wife's severe alcoholism. The use of benzodiazepines for this purpose may be contraindicated in what circumstances?
 
  A) The patient is acutely intoxicated.
  B) The patient denies the severity of her addiction.
  C) The patient has previously been treated with benzodiazepines.
  D) The patient is also addicted to nicotine.

Question 2

A patient is administered a stimulant cathartic. Which of the following is the most common adverse effect of a stimulant cathartic?
 
  A) Nausea
  B) Vomiting
  C) Diarrhea
  D) Rectal bleeding


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Viet Thy

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

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If the patient's vital signs are depressed during acute intoxication, the use of benzodiazepines is contraindicated. Denial, previous treatment with benzodiazepines, and nicotine addiction do not contraindicate this treatment.

Answer to Question 2

C
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The stimulant cathartics are the strongest and most abused laxative products. These drugs act by irritating the GI mucosa and pulling water into the bowel lumen. As a result, feces are moved through the bowel too rapidly to allow colonic absorption of fecal water, so a watery stool is eliminated. Nausea, vomiting, and rectal bleeding should not routinely occur.


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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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