Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client who had recently given birth and is presenting to the emergency department with acute opioid toxicityA nurse is assisting in the admission of a client who had recently given birth and is presenting to the emergency department with acute opioid toxicity. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Diaphoresis is common in opioid toxicity due to sympathetic activation, unlike hypothermia (less typical), hypertension (hypotension more likely), or mydriasis (miosis typical).