12-06-2016, 06:33 AM
A teenager living in a group home arrives at the emergency department combative and uncooperative. His legal guardians report that he has a history of overdosing with suicidal intent but has been doing well for almost 1 year. Two hours earlier he learned that his only living relative with whom he was very close (his maternal grandfather) had died in a car accident. About an hour after he received the news he was found crying in his bed with the following empty bottles lying around him: vodka, phenytoin, and aspirin.
What do these three substances have in common?
A.They all can cause profound hypoglycemia
B.They all can damage the kidneys
C.They all depress respiratory drive
D.They all readily saturate the enzymes that process them
E.They are all treated initially with activated charcoal
What do these three substances have in common?
A.They all can cause profound hypoglycemia
B.They all can damage the kidneys
C.They all depress respiratory drive
D.They all readily saturate the enzymes that process them
E.They are all treated initially with activated charcoal