A patient is brought to the emergency department after inhaling mercury.The nurse should be alert for which acute adverse effects associated with mercury inhalation?

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Mercury inhalation can cause chest pain, pneumonitis, and inflammation of the mouth due to acute irritation of the respiratory tract and oral mucosa. The other options such as intestinal obstruction, numbness of hands, hypotension, oliguria, tingling of the feet, tachycardia, hematuria, and diaphoresis are not commonly associated with mercury inhalation.

A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After Inhaling