Special care must be exercised with the use of ____ in a patient being treated for severe pain. It may reverse an untoward adverse effect such as respiratory depression while causing the return of severe pain.

A. pentazocine
B. meperidine
C. butorphanol
D. naloxone


Answer: D

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