A 25 year man is brought into the emergency department by his friends because he is "acting weird." The patient is irritable, angry, and restless. He says, "I can't concentrate or sleep. I'm anxious and sad. I keep eating. I quit 3 days ago, but I can't handle it. This is too much. My friends say I'm going to gain weight and get depressed too."Challenge: What did he quit?
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He quit smoking....All are symptoms of nicotine withdrawal... A variant of nicotine was used as an insecticide earlier....
He quit Smoking...he's experiencing nicotine withdrawal
The alkaloid known as nicotine.
I.e. Cigarettes
awesome!
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Used to be an Insecticide
This is nicotine withdrawal.
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