A patient is brought to the emergency department and is found to have cholinergic toxicity. What is the drug of choice to treat this condition?
A) Atropine
B) Epinephrine
C) Lidocaine
D) Edrophonium (injectable)
A
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Maintain atropine sulfate on standby as an antidote in case of overdose or severe cholinergic reaction. Epinephrine, lidocaine, and edrophonium would not be used for this purpose.
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