Millie feels as if she is a robot, watching herself from out…

Millie feels as if she is a robot, watching herself from outside of her body, as she begins kissing her new boyfriend. This feeling of being in a dream or detached from her normal functioning happens to her whenever she begins to become very emotionally aroused and is causing her increased distress and impairment. Millie’s condition best represents _________. 

A 24-year-old male with a history of crack cocaine abuse was…

A 24-year-old male with a history of crack cocaine abuse was taken to the ER by ambulance, after his mother had found him in his apartment appearing cyanotic and   severely short of breath. No other history is available. The physical examination revealed a young man in severe respiratory distress with temperature 99.2°F, pulse 102/min, respiration 40/min, BP165/95 mm Hg, and pulse oximetry (room air) of 66%. He was intubated at the site by the EMS personnel because of lack of improvement on 100% non-rebreathing mask. His chest X-ray shows bilateral alveolar and interstitial infiltrates.  Which of the following conditions is the most likely   underlying cause for this patient’s symptoms?