A client arrives in the Emergency Department with a barbiturate overdose. The nurse expects which possible outcomes?(Select all that apply.)
1. Decreased respirations
2. Tremors
3. Decreased level of consciousness
4. Cyanosis
5. Increased heart rate
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Rationale 1: Decreased respirations are caused by an overdose of barbiturates.
Rationale 2:Overdose of barbiturates can cause tremors.
Rationale 3:An overdose of barbiturates can cause a decreased of level of consciousness.
Rationale 4: Cyanosis can occur by an overdose of barbiturates.
Rationale 5: An increased heart rate can be caused by an overdose of barbiturates.
Global Rationale: Severe CNS depression, tremors, diaphoresis, vomiting, cyanosis, tachycardia, and Cheyne–Stokes respiration can all result from an overdose of barbiturates.
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