A patient is brought to the emergency department by friends, who say that he was using cocaine. The patient has a temperature of 106.2° F, an irregular heat rate of 122/minute, and ventricular dysrhythmias on the telemetry monitor
The nurse knows that with this degree of overdose, the next most likely clinical finding will be which of the following conditions? a. Convulsions
b. Death
c. Hallucinations and tremors
d. Myocardial infarction
A
Severe overdose can produce hyperpyrexia, convulsions, ventricular dysrhythmias, and hemorr-hagic stroke.
Death is not imminent based on the patient's clinical presentation.
Hallucinations and tremors are typically seen with mild overdose.
Angina and myocardial infarction may occur. Myocardial infarction typically precedes death. The patient's clinical presentation would make convulsions most likely at this time.
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