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NCLEX-PN Exam Practice

Category - Substance Abuse

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You are caring for a patient who is diaphoretic and disoriented and has a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The patient complains of anxiety and disorientation and is unable to sit still. What do you suspect is causing the patient’s symptoms?

Withdrawal from alcohol or depressants
Flu
Withdrawal from antipsychotic drugs
Abruptly discontinuing lithium

Explanation

Answer: A - The patient’s symptoms are most likely caused by withdrawal from alcohol or depressants. The patient would not complain of disorientation with the flu. There are usually no withdrawal affects from antipsychotic drugs. These are not the symptoms associated with lithium withdrawal.

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