Question

After a dose-response test, the client with an overdose of barbiturates receives pentobarbital sodium at a non-intoxicating maintenance level for 2 days and at decreasing dosages thereafter. This regimen is effective if the client does not develop which complication?

a) psychosis
b) seizures
c) hypotension
d) hypothermia

Answer 1

b) seizures

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that this regimen is effective if the client does not develop seizures. This term refers to a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. This disorder can cause serious complications during this test, since this anticonvulsant test's results will be affected by the convulsions caused by the seizure.