Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5024
Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders no. 5024
QUESTION: When monitoring a client recently admitted for treatment of cocaine addiction, the nurse notes sudden increases in the arterial blood pressure and heart rate. To correct these problems, the nurse expects the physician to prescribe:
O a.) norepinephrine (Levophed) and lidocaine (Xylocaine).
O b.) nifedipine (Procardia) and lidocaine.
O c.) nitroglycerin (Nitro-Bid IV) and esmolol (Brevibloc).
O d.) nifedipine and nitroglycerin.
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