A client has abruptly stopped taking a CNS depressant, and is experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Which symptoms should the nurse expect to see?
1. Hypothermia, psychosis, seizures, decreased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and panic anxiety
2. Fever, euphoria, headache, increased heart rate, and fatigue
3. Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety
4. Euphoria, fever, tremor, relaxation, and coma
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Rationale 1: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.
Rationale 2: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.
Rationale 3: Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety are symptoms of CNS depressantwithdrawal.
Rationale 4: The nurse would expect to see fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety.
Global Rationale: Fever, psychosis, seizures, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, panic, and anxiety are symptoms of CNS depressantwithdrawal. Hypothermia, fatigue, and euphoria are not expected symptoms of CNS depressant withdrawal.
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