A client is found at home unconscious with an empty bottle of diltiazem (Cardizem) near the couch. The emergency response team prepares to administer which antidote?
1. Naloxone
2. Pyridoxine
3. Calcium
4. Atropine
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Naloxone is not the antidote for calcium channel blockers.
Rationale 2: Pyridoxine is not the antidote for calcium channel blockers.
Rationale 3: IV calcium is the antidote for Cardizem, a calcium channel blocker.
Rationale 4: Atropine is not the antidote for calcium channel blockers.
Global Rationale: IV calcium is the antidote for Cardizem, a calcium channel blocker. The other agents will not reverse the effects of this overdose.
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