Keywords: Ecstasy, Symptoms, Hyponatremia,
Hyponatremia Case and Interpretation
The patient Brittany was brought into the hospital by her friends, reporting that she was at a party, acting weird, having trouble waking up and potentially took ecstasy. Many parties recently have been using ecstasy for pleasure. The drug has many bad side effects however, including nausea, chills, sweating, muscle cramping, dehydration, high blood pressure, hyperthermia, and several others. 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) also known as ecstasy is a …show more content…
She has a heart rate of 90 bpm, which falls into a slightly high but still normal heart rate. Her blood pressure is 135/87, similar to her heart rate, it still falls into a high but tolerable amount. A fever is 100.4oF for a human and Brittany’s temperature is slightly under that at 100.2oF, only simple consideration should be put on the temperature unless it increases. Brittany’s Glucose concentration is 72 mg/dl, which is normal. Her Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride levels are all below average at 115, 2.9, and 88 mM/L respectively. These three elements help control your bodies functions and regulate certain systems. Brittany’s O2 and CO2 concentrations are within normal parameters (appendix). Her friends mentioned strange actions and being thirsty at the