Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnosis and treatment ( 6 Questions)
A client is admitted to the hospital with an overdose of alprazolam, a benzodiazepine. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering as an antidote?
This is an antidote for opioid overdose as it displaces opioids from their receptors and restores respiration.
Rationale: Flumazenil is an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose as it reverses its sedative effects by blocking its action on the GABA receptors.
This is an antidote for acetaminophen overdose as it replenishes glutathione and prevents liver damage.
This is an antidote for organophosphate poisoning as it blocks the effects of acetylcholine and relieves bronchoconstriction and bradycardia.
Correct answer: b) Flumazenil
Rationale: Flumazenil is an antidote for benzodiazepine overdose as it reverses its sedative effects by blocking its action on the GABA receptors.
Incorrect choices:
a) Naloxone: This is an antidote for opioid overdose as it displaces opioids from their receptors and restores respiration.
c) Acetylcysteine: This is an antidote for acetaminophen overdose as it replenishes glutathione and prevents liver damage.
d) Atropine: This is an antidote for organophosphate poisoning as it blocks the effects of acetylcholine and relieves bronchoconstriction and bradycardia.