You arrive on the scene of an overdose. Your patient is a 34-year-old male. He is supine and unconscious on the floor with an empty bottle of amitriptyline, which is a tricyclic antidepressant, that was filled yesterday. What drug can you consider administering to this patient?
A) Magnesium sulfate
B) Midazolam hydrochloride
C) Nalmefene hydrochloride
D) Sodium bicarbonate
Answer: D) Sodium bicarbonate
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A. within a medical practice building. B. in a freestanding building. C. in a hospital. D. in a retail clinic building.
On an ECG when the ventricular heart rate is regular, the rate can be determined by counting the number of large squares between two consecutive QRS complexes then
A. dividing 400 by that number of large squares B. dividing 600 by that number of large squares C. dividing 200 by that number of large squares D. dividing 300 by that number of large squares
Alternative therapies have gained popularity and acceptance in the medical community
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Identify the type of HMO cost-containment method that requires the patient to pay a copayment.
A. cost-sharing B. requiring preauthorization for services C. controlling drug costs D. restricting patients' choice of providers