A young adult male client arrives at the clinic and the nurse notices that his breath smells of alcohol, his skin is cold and clammy, and he appears to be in a stupor. His friend reports that they were at the park celebrating his 21st birthday. These symptoms could be signs of what?
a. Alcohol poisoning
b. Fatigue
c. Noncompliance with medication
d. Myocardial infarction
a. Alcohol poisoning
FEEDBACK:
a. Symptoms of alcoholic poisoning include cold, clammy skin; stupor; slow, noisy respirations; and alcoholic breath.
b. This is not likely to be fatigue. .
c. Noncompliance with medication is not likely to present with these symptoms. .
d. This is not likely to be a myocardial infarction based on the presenting factors. .
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