Question

assessment review
answer the following questions pertaining to the assessment of the types of emergencies discussed in this chapter.

1. which of the following would not be an appropriate question to ask regarding an ingested poison?

a. what is the substance?
b. how much did the patient ingest?
c. why have you not gotten help for your addiction?
d. have any interventions been performed?

1. “hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter” describes which of the following conditions?

a. cholinergic poisoning
b. anticholinergic poisoning
c. delirium tremens
d. sympathomimetic poisoning

1. shigella, campylobacter, and enterococcus are associated with what type of poisoning?

a. plant
b. food
c. hallucinogen
d. sympathomimetic

1. ice, crank, speed, uppers, and meth are all street names for which type of drug?

a. hallucinogens
b. sympathomimetics
c. sedative - hypnotics
d. anticholinergics

1. when would you not give activated charcoal?

a. if the patient drank methanol
b. if the patient overdosed on aspirin
c. if the patient overdosed on antidepressants
d. if the patient overdosed on opiates

Explanation:

1. When assessing an ingested poison, questions about the substance, amount ingested, and interventions are relevant. Asking about addiction is not directly related to the immediate assessment of the ingested poison.
2. The symptoms "hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter" are characteristic of anticholinergic poisoning.
3. Shigella, Campylobacter, and Enterococcus are bacteria associated with food - borne illnesses, so they are related to food poisoning.
4. Ice, crank, speed, uppers, and meth are street names for sympathomimetics.
5. Activated charcoal is not effective for methanol poisoning as methanol is well - absorbed and charcoal does not bind it well.

Answer:

1. D. Why have you not gotten help for your addiction?
2. B. Anticholinergic poisoning
3. B. Food
4. B. Sympathomimetics
5. A. If the patient drank methanol