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QUESTION 9 Ms. Schiebel, a 31-year-old female who is brought to the emergency department by
police afier being arrested for disruptive behavior in a public establishment. The differential diagnosis includes drug and alcohol ingestionftoxicity, central nervous system disease.
severe trauma. and psychotic illness; ultimately the alcohol and toxicology screen as well as head imaging are negative. When considering psychotic illness. the AGACP knows that this is
a physiologic imbalance that typically involves an excess of: I" A Serotonin
f" B Norepinephr
ine r“ C Acetylcholin
e f’“ D Dopamine