Signs of amphetamine withdrawal may include:

Your patient is a 41-year-old female who is alert and in obvious distress, complaining of abdominal pain. The patient states that she is 32 weeks pregnant and she experienced an acute onset of tearing abdominal pain this evening. She admits to smoking cocaine this afternoon. She is G5P2 with two spontaneous abortions. Her skin is cool, moist, and pale, and you note about 50 mL of dark red vaginal

bleeding. Her abdomen is rigid to palpation in all quadrants. HR = 128, BP = 90/52, RR = 22, SpO2 = 96%. Which of the following is most likely? A) Placenta previa B) Abruptio placentae C) Preeclampsia D) Preterm labor

A 10-year-old girl was rescued from a school swimming pool, where she was found unconscious, and transported to a nearby hospital, where her lungs were discovered to be dry. What could cause dry lungs in this near drowning?

a. Her glottis spasmed and prevented pool water from entering her lungs. b. Chlorinated pool water is quickly absorbed across the alveolar-capillary membrane. c. Her young age and the cool pool water prevented serious pulmonary injury. d. She swallowed the water.