NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Signs of a drug overdose include
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fast pulse, alert, walking around
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foaming of the mouth, turning blue, slow breathing
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fast breathing, conscious, talking
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turning blue, laughing, coughing
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lungs-Opioid overdoses can cause respiratory depression, which slows the person’s breathing. Slowed breathing can be fatal. An opioid overdose also can cause pulmonary edema, a fluid leak that fills up the air spaces of the lungs. This fluid can cause foaming at the mouth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Foaming or frothing at the mouth is a very uncommon symptom, but it is associated with serious health complications. These include drug overdoses, seizures, and rabies infections.
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