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Health, 23.06.2019 05:00
A35-year-old woman arrives on the floor after an uneventful hysteroscopy to evaluate her long history of uterine fibroids. about 30 minutes after her arrival, she begins to complain of nausea and has two episodes of vomiting. the physical administers 0.625 mg of droperidol and 400 mg of acetaminophen by mouth. on follow-up evaluation, the patient's neck is involuntarily flexed to one side. she is alert, oriented, and conversation and has an otherwise normal neurological examination. which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - cerebral vascular accident- conversion disorder- dystonic reaction to droperidol- munchausen syndrome- seizure
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Health, 23.06.2019 05:00
The parents of a 9-year-old girl bring their daughter to the ed. for the last 12 hours, the child has suffered severe nausea and vomiting, as well as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. further discussion with the child indicates that she suffers from blurred vision and headache. the parents originally were worried about bringing the child to the ed because they feared deportation since the family are illegal immigrants employed to pick strawberries on a nearby farm. on direct questionning, the parents admit that the child was assisting with spraying crops with pesticides the previous day. none of the family members was wearing any protecting clothing. her bp is 88/48 mmhg, pulse is 90/min, rr 33/min, temp 38 c. the child appears sweaty and confused. auscultation of the lungs reveals a diffuse wheeze bilaterally. pupils are miotic and the child has diffuse muscle weakness. which of the following interventions is the most appropriate treatment? - atropine- charcoal- glucagon- naloxone- exposure: consider organophosphate poisoning, which inhibits cholinesterase and results in accumulation of ach in both muscarinic and nicotinic sites. pralidoxime activates achatropine competes with ach only at muscarinic receptors, but will not reverse nicotinic effectscharcoal = gastric decontaminationglucagon = reverse beta-blocker overdosenaloxone = reverse effects of opioids
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Health, 23.06.2019 05:00
per vehicle mile, motorcyclists are times more likely to die in a crash than passenger car occupants.
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Health, 23.06.2019 07:00
Where does peer pressure come from? a.the power of culture b.the influences of others c.people who purposely try harm you d.the messages in tv commercials
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