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as patient liaison in a large metropolitan hospital, one of your duties is to educate patients and their families about their illnesses and treatments

9. As patient liaison in a large metropolitan hospital, one of your duties is to educate patients and their families about their illnesses and treatments. For the following cases, explain why the patients present with the signs and symptoms that they do Patient A, a 16-year-old female, took an overdose of one of the barbiturate drugs and was brought to the emergency room (ER) by her parents. She presents in the ER with a heart rate of 45, blood pressure of 85 over 55, and slow, irregular breathing a.

Answer 1

Signs and symptoms:

a. ANS: Barbiturates, when taken in excess of the recommended dosage, depress the function of vital centers in the medulla oblongata, which lies just above the spinal cord. It centrals head rate, blood pressure, and respiration.

b. ANS: Amphetamines, when taken in excess, increase the activity of the reticular formation, a network of nerve fibers that are found throughout the brainstem and cerebrum. The reticular formation helps regulate the degree of alertness when over stimulate, it produces the symptoms seen in the patient.

c. ANS: Alcohol depresses the function of the vital centers in the medulla Oblongata, which in turn control head rate, blood pressure, and breathing. Alcohol as decreases the activity of the reticular formation; the nerve fibers that help regulate wakefulness

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