CASE STUDY Cocaine Toxicity Patient Profile N.C. is a 34-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, tachycardia, dizziness, nausea, and severe migraine-like headache....

Extracted text: CASE STUDY Cocaine Toxicity Patient Profile N.C. is a 34-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, tachycardia, dizziness, nausea, and severe migraine-like headache. Subjective Data • He thinks he is having a heart attack. - Admits he was at a party earlier in the evening drinking alcohol, smoking pot, and snorting cocaine. States he became irritable and restless. States he has experienced an increased need for cocaine in the past few months. Objective Data Appears extremely nervous and irritable · Appears pale and diaphoretic •Has tremors · BP 210/110, HR 100 bpm, RR 30 3. What other clues should the nurse be alert for in assessing N.C.'s drug use?


Extracted text: CASE STUDY Cocaine Toxicity Patient Profile N.C. is a 34-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, tachycardia, dizziness, nausea, and severe migraine-like headache. Subjective Data • He thinks he is having a heart attack. · Admits he was at a party earlier in the evening drinking alcohol, smoking pot, and snorting cocaine. • States he became irritable and restless. States he has experienced an increased need for cocaine in the past few months. Objective Data • Appears extremely nervous and irritable • Appears pale and diaphoretic • Has tremors · BP 210/110, HR 100 bpm, RR 30 4. What emergency conditions must be carefully monitored?