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1.Describe how withdrawal symptoms can be avoided;
2. What assessment findings would be expected in a
patient who has stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system or
who uses sympathomimetic (adrenergic) drugs?
1.Withdrawal Symptoms -Withdrawal is a combination of physicial and mental effects that a person experiances after they stop using or reduse their intake of a substance such as alcohol and prescription or recreational drugs.
Treatment for withdrawal includes support ,care and medication .that can ease symptoms and prevent possible complication.
With some subject people are able to stop their use abruptly and manage their withdrawal symptom their own.for example a person may be able to quit caffeine with out assistance and cope with the unpleasant symptoms on their own until they pass.
The medications doctor may prescribe to help alleviate symptoms of withdrawel will very depending on the type of substance you were taking .some medication that are used to treat various type of withdrawel includes,
Other medications may also be used to manage specific withdrawel symptoms.these may include anti anxiety medications ,anti convulsants antipsychotics or other drug designed to treat nausea or sleep problems.
In addition to seeking medical support there are also thing that can do that may help you feel better as you go through the withdrawel process,
Strss managment activities such as yoga and medicationmay also help to cope with withdrawel experience .
2.When sympathetic nervous system stimulated,the sympathetic nervous system prepares thr body to flee or to turn and fight.cardiovascular activity increases as do blood pressure heart rate and blood flow to the skeletal muscles.This condition may accelerate heart rate ,widen bronchial passages ,decrese movement of large intestine ,constrict blood vessels ,increase peristalsis in the oesophagus and cause pupilary dilation .