The nurse suspects that a child has ingested some type of poison. What clinical manifestation would be most suggestive that the poison was a corrosive product?
a. Tinnitus
b. Disorientation
c. Stupor, lethargy, and coma
d. Edema of the lips, tongue, and pharynx
ANS: D
Edema of the lips, tongue, and pharynx indicates a corrosive ingestion. Tinnitus is indicative of aspirin ingestion. Corrosives do not act on the central nervous system.
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