Ben, a farmer, developed cholinergic crisis after spraying his fields with insecticide. Which of the following drugs should be administered to reverse the effects of excessive acetylcholine and improve Ben's condition?
A. Physostigmine
B. Bethanechol
C. Atropine
D. Phospholine
Answer: C
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1. Electrocardiogram 2. Echocardiogram 3. Cardiac catheterization 4. Thallium stress test
A nurse is assigned to care for a client with a nonproductive cough. The client has been prescribed codeine sulfate. The nurse understands that this drug is contraindicated in which client?
A) Client with head injury B) Client with COPD C) Premature infant D) Clients with asthma
A medication distribution system that uses individual patient drawers and whereby medication is packaged according to what the patient would receive at one time is known as the _______ system
Fill in the blanks with correct word
The nurse is providing routine follow-up care for a young adult with asthma who has been on a 3-month course of maintenance therapy. Which of the following activities would best help the nurse to determine if the patient's treatment plan was effective?
a. Examine daily tracking records of the peak expiratory flow rate. b. Evaluate the patient's use of an incentive spirometer. c. Determine the patient's pulse oximeter reading. d. Obtain an arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis.