A patient is receiving an intraperitoneal aminoglycoside during surgery. To reverse a serious side effect of this drug, the nurse may expect to administer which agent?
a. Amphotericin B
b. Calcium gluconate
c. Neuromuscular blocker
d. Vancomycin
B
Aminoglycosides can inhibit neuromuscular transmission, especially during intraperitoneal or intrapleural instillation, and this risk is increased when neuromuscular blocking agents and gen-eral anesthetics are given. Calcium can reverse neuromuscular blockade. Amphotericin B, addi-tional neuromuscular blockers, and vancomycin are not indicated.
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