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You arrive on scene and the patient is waiting for you at the door to her apartment. She appears shaky but does not seem to be threatening you in any way. You decide the scene is safe, you put on your gloves and eye protection and proceed with your initial assessment. She is awake, talking and does not appear to be in any respiratory distress. You check off your ABC's, establish she is not sick or not yet sick and keep going. You obtain the following information on SAMPLE and OPQRST history: She has been feeling anxious and shaky since this morning. She denies any allergies, past medical problems, medications, she has not been able to keep any food or liquid down since last night because of her nausea. She reports she hasn't noticed anything else that seems to make her symptoms better or worse, she feels shaky, anxious and nauseated. She appears disheveled, her vitals are; Heart rate of 130, blood pressure of 160/88 and respirations of 24. Her exam is notable for bilateral hand tremors, multiple bruises scattered on her extremities, and otherwise is normal. When you look around the apartment you catch a glimpse of this in the back room. SKC ODE Gaptain Morgan AIREBALE SACK DAMI ser's ark BKY Jennessee WHISKEY 3PICED RUM Given her exam and this concern for significant alcohol use, what additional information might help you understand what might be going on with this patient? Last alcohol use History of alcohol withdrawal Other substance abuse History of allergies

You arrive on scene and the patient is waiting for you at the door to her apartment. She appears shaky but does not seem to be threatening you in any way. You decide the scene is safe, you put on your gloves and eye protection and proceed with your initial assessment. She is awake, talking and does not appear to be in any respiratory distress. You check off your ABC's, establish she is not sick or not yet sick and keep going. You obtain the following information on SAMPLE and OPQRST history: She has been feeling anxious and shaky since this morning. She denies any allergies, past medical problems, medications, she has not been able to keep any food or liquid down since last night because of her nausea. She reports she hasn't noticed anything else that seems to make her symptoms better or worse, she feels shaky, anxious and nauseated. She appears disheveled, her vitals are; Heart rate of 130, blood pressure of 160/88 and respirations of 24. Her exam is notable for bilateral hand tremors, multiple bruises scattered on her extremities, and otherwise is normal. When you look around the apartment you catch a glimpse of this in the back room. SKC ODE Gaptain Morgan AIREBALE SACK DAMI ser's ark BKY Jennessee WHISKEY 3PICED RUM Given her exam and this concern for significant alcohol use, what additional information might help you understand what might be going on with this patient? Last alcohol use History of alcohol withdrawal Other substance abuse History of allergies

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Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
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You arrive on scene and the patient is waiting for you at the door to her apartment. She appears shaky but does not seem to be threatening you in any way. You decide the scene is safe, you put on your gloves and eye protection and proceed with your initial assessment. She is awake, talking and does not appear to be in any respiratory distress. You check off your ABC's, establish she is not sick or not yet sick and keep going. You obtain the following information on SAMPLE and OPQRST history: She has been feeling anxious and shaky since this morning. She denies any allergies, past medical problems, medications, she has not been able to keep any food or liquid down since last night because of her nausea. She reports she hasn't noticed anything else that seems to make her symptoms better or worse, she feels shaky, anxious and nauseated. She appears disheveled, her vitals are; Heart rate of 130, blood pressure of 160/88 and respirations of 24. Her exam is notable for bilateral hand tremors, multiple bruises scattered on her extremities, and otherwise is normal. When you look around the apartment you catch a glimpse of this in the back room. SKY OMA OD Captain Morgan AIREBALL JACK DANI cer's ark NOT Jennessee WHISKEY 3PICED RUM CNANEN WE Given her exam and this concern for significant alcohol use, what additional information might help you understand what might be going on with this patient? Last alcohol use History of alcohol withdrawal Other substance abuse History of allergies
Transcribed Image Text:You arrive on scene and the patient is waiting for you at the door to her apartment. She appears shaky but does not seem to be threatening you in any way. You decide the scene is safe, you put on your gloves and eye protection and proceed with your initial assessment. She is awake, talking and does not appear to be in any respiratory distress. You check off your ABC's, establish she is not sick or not yet sick and keep going. You obtain the following information on SAMPLE and OPQRST history: She has been feeling anxious and shaky since this morning. She denies any allergies, past medical problems, medications, she has not been able to keep any food or liquid down since last night because of her nausea. She reports she hasn't noticed anything else that seems to make her symptoms better or worse, she feels shaky, anxious and nauseated. She appears disheveled, her vitals are; Heart rate of 130, blood pressure of 160/88 and respirations of 24. Her exam is notable for bilateral hand tremors, multiple bruises scattered on her extremities, and otherwise is normal. When you look around the apartment you catch a glimpse of this in the back room. SKY OMA OD Captain Morgan AIREBALL JACK DANI cer's ark NOT Jennessee WHISKEY 3PICED RUM CNANEN WE Given her exam and this concern for significant alcohol use, what additional information might help you understand what might be going on with this patient? Last alcohol use History of alcohol withdrawal Other substance abuse History of allergies
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