05-08-2006, 05:40 PM
An 18-year-old Caucasian male arrives in the emergency room complaining of "bugs crawling all over me." Otherwise, the patient appears euphoric. His vitals reveal a heart rate of 120 and a blood pressure of 160/100 mm Hg. On physical exam, you note pupils are dilated. Throughout the exam, he is brushing off imaginary bugs from his body. What substance has this patient most likely taken?
A. He is withdrawing from a heroin injection.
B. He has taken cocaine within the hour.
C. He is withdrawing from amphetamines.
D. He has smoked PCP within the hour.
E. He has ingested LSD within the hour.
A. He is withdrawing from a heroin injection.
B. He has taken cocaine within the hour.
C. He is withdrawing from amphetamines.
D. He has smoked PCP within the hour.
E. He has ingested LSD within the hour.