The Patient States She Has Been Using an Illegal Drug

question 23

Multiple Choice

The patient states she has been using an illegal drug for the last nine years. Based on the information included in the chart above, which of the following statements is most consistent with the type of illegal drug she has been abusing? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Assessment } & \text { Results } \\\hline \text { Breath sounds } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Crackles and wheezes auscultated in lower } \\\text { lung fields }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Patient complaining of a "runny nose" and } \\\text { sinus pressure }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Reproductive system } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Patient states, "My husband and I have } \\\text { been trying to get pregnant for the last } \\\text { three years without any success." }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Luteinizing hormone } & \text { Decreased } \\\hline \text { Follicle stimulating hormone } & \text { Decreased } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)"My husband and I smoke our fair share of 'broccoli.'"
• B)"I should tell you tell that I drink quite a bit of hootch."
• C)"I am probably addicted to 'Big D.'"
• D)"I use the 'white stuff.'"

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