Emergency Room Encounter: Agitated Young Male with Cocaine Use History

A very agitated young male, who had snorted cocaine multiple times in recent days including 10 hours prior, was brought to the emergency room by the police. The psychiatric examination revealed his drug use history, raising concerns for potential cocaine-related complications.

• Emergency Room
• Cocaine Use
• Agitated Patient
• Psychiatric Examination
• Drug Abuse

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1. Usmle Club Session No. 3 December 5, 2013

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26. 13 A very agitated young male was brought to the emergency room by the police. Psychiatric examination revealed that he had snorted cocaine several times in the past few days, the last time being 10 hours previously. He was given a drug that sedated him, and he fell asleep. The drug that was used to counter this patient s apparent cocaine withdrawal was very likely: A. Phenobarbital. B. Lorazepam. C. Cocaine. D. Hydroxyzine. E. .

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32. Clark-Lippincott's, Illustrated Reviews Pharmacology, 5th, 2012 www.wikipedia.com