A client enters the emergency department with a suspected drug overdose. The nurse anticipates that which CNS respiratory stimulant will be used to treat the client?
a. Doxapram (Dopram)
b. Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
c. Methamphetamine (Desoxyn)
d. Pemoline (Cylert)
ANS: A
Dopram is the drug of choice for suspected drug overdose.
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