An unconscious patient is brought to the emergency department and intubated after respiratory arrest
The patient has a regular pulse. The patient's spouse suspects an overdose of drugs but does not know which drug may have been taken. The nurse will anticipate giving which medication or performing which treatment?
a. Activated charcoal
b. Flumazenil
c. Gastric lavage
d. Naloxone
ANS: D
Naloxone is given to reverse the respiratory depression caused by opioid medications. It may also be given to patients brought to an emergency department in a coma of unknown etiology to see if they will respond. If there is no improvement within 10 minutes, a nonopiate cause should be suspected. Activated charcoal is given to alert patients who have recently ingested a substance. Gastric lavage is no longer used for therapy. Flumazenil is given for benzodiazepine overdose.
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