A patient in the ICU receiving mechanical ventilation has been oversedated. Which of the following drugs needs to be administrated to this patient?
A. propofol
B. midazolam
C. hydromorphone
D. flumazenil
?ANS: D
A. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
B. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
C. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
D. Correct response: Benzodiazepines are the drugs most commonly used in the ICU for sedation therapy. A useful characteristic of benzodiazepine is the ability to reverse sedation with the use of flumazenil. This characteristic is of great utility in the management and oversedation in unintubated patients.
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