12-05-2009, 06:21 PM
A 28-year-old man who is known to use cocaine is found in a parking lot, throwing himself against cars. En route to the hospital, he has a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that lasts approximately 3 minutes.
His temperature is 38.8 °C (101.8 °F), pulse rate is 120/min, respiration rate is 18/min, and blood pressure is 170/98 mm Hg. He is agitated, diaphoretic, and voicing paranoid thoughts. Restraints are applied, and intravenous access is obtained.
Which one of the following should be administered to this patient at this time?
( A ) Acetaminophen
( B ) Haloperidol
( C ) Lorazepam
( D ) Phenytoin
( E ) Propranolol
His temperature is 38.8 °C (101.8 °F), pulse rate is 120/min, respiration rate is 18/min, and blood pressure is 170/98 mm Hg. He is agitated, diaphoretic, and voicing paranoid thoughts. Restraints are applied, and intravenous access is obtained.
Which one of the following should be administered to this patient at this time?
( A ) Acetaminophen
( B ) Haloperidol
( C ) Lorazepam
( D ) Phenytoin
( E ) Propranolol