A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After Inhaling

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is brought to the emergency department after inhaling mercury.The nurse should be alert for which acute adverse effects associated with mercury inhalation?

• A) Chest pain, pneumonitis, and inflammation of the mouth
• B) Intestinal obstruction and numbness of the hands
• C) Hypotension, oliguria, and tingling of the feet
• D) Tachycardia, hematuria, and diaphoresis

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Definitions:

Mycorrhizae

Mutualistic associations of fungi and plant roots that aid in the plant’s absorption of essential minerals from the soil. Hyphae of ectomycorrhizal fungi coat plant roots; those of endomycorrhizal fungi penetrate plant cell walls (see arbuscules).

Ascospores

Sexual spores produced within the ascus of ascomycete fungi during the sexual phase of their life cycle.

Zygospores

Thick-walled resting spores formed by the union of two morphologically similar or dissimilar haploid cells, commonly found in fungi and some protists.

Ascospores

Spores produced by ascus, a type of fungal hyphae, during the sexual reproduction phase of ascomycetes.