You are working in the emergency department when a woman arr…

You are working in the emergency department when a woman arrives frantic with her young son, who had been feeling ill but is now unconscious. She informs you that they are in town visiting the child’s grandparents, that he has been sick with a fever and body aches for several days, and that the grandfather gave the child a Bayer ® aspirin from his medicine cabinet. You suspect that the child was ill with _______ and that he is now presenting signs of ________.

You are caring for a patient who suffers from insomnia. The…

You are caring for a patient who suffers from insomnia. The patient asks you about trizolam, knowing that her grandfather used it to treat his insomnia. You inform the patient that we know have newer agents such as _______, which can be better tolerated because they are more selective at the ________ subunit of the GABA receptor.

You are working in the emergency department when a frantic p…

You are working in the emergency department when a frantic patient rushes in to tell you that his limbs are decaying and he is worried they are going to fall off. You examine the patient and determine that he and his limbs are intact and subsequently suspect LSD or some other psychedelic toxicity. You help the patient recover by administering which of the following drugs: