A College Student Is Brought to the Emergency Department After $\degree$

question 19

Multiple Choice

A college student is brought to the emergency department after collapsing at a nightclub. The patient has a temperature of 105 $\degree$ F, a clenched jaw, and confusion. Which medication will the provider prescribe?

• A) Dantrolene
• B) Haloperidol
• C) Methadone
• D) Naloxone

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Definitions:

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials

Temporary increases in membrane potential in a postsynaptic neuron, making the neuron more likely to fire an action potential.

Synaptic Knob

The part of a neuron that communicates with another neuron or muscle cell across a synapse.

Dendrites

Extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Final Pathway

The last step in a physiological process or a neural circuit where the signal leads to a specific outcome or response.