Monday, June 14, 2010

Used to be an Insecticide

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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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4 comments:

  1. sidJune 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    He quit smoking....All are symptoms of nicotine withdrawal... A variant of nicotine was used as an insecticide earlier....

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  2. Res ipsa loquiterJune 16, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    He quit Smoking...he's experiencing nicotine withdrawal

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  3. EldenJune 16, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    The alkaloid known as nicotine.

    I.e. Cigarettes

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  4. CraigJune 17, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    awesome!
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    Used to be an Insecticide

    This is nicotine withdrawal.

    Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.

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