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The nurse in the emergency department (ED) is caring for a client experiencing agitation, anxiety, and hypertension. On assessment, the client has mydriasis and diaphoresis. The nurse suspects that this client may be intoxicated with which substance?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Agitation, anxiety, hypertension, mydriasis, and diaphoresis are consistent with amphetamine intoxication (
C), a stimulant causing sympathetic activation. Opioids (
A) cause sedation and miosis, barbiturates (
B) cause sedation, and cannabis (
D) causes euphoria and conjunctival injection, not hypertension or mydriasis.

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