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A nurse is caring for a client with eclampsia who is receiving magnesium sulfate and has a magnesium level of 10 mg/dL.
Which of the following medications should the nurse have available as an antidote?
Naloxone is the antidote for narcotics or opioid overdose.
Flumazenil, is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose.
Calcium gluconate is the antidote for magnesium sulfate overdose. Magnesium sulfate blocks calcium, so calcium gluconate can reverse the effect of an overdose.
Protamine sulfate, is the antidote for heparin overdose.
Calcium gluconate is the antidote for magnesium sulfate overdose. Magnesium sulfate blocks calcium, so calcium gluconate can reverse the effect of an overdose.
The other choices are not antidotes for magnesium sulfate. Choice A, naloxone, is the antidote for narcotics or opioid overdose. Choice B, flumazenil, is the antidote for benzodiazepine overdose. Choice D, protamine sulfate, is the antidote for heparin overdose. The normal range of magnesium level is 1.5 to 2.5 mEq/L, so a level of 10 mg/dL indicates toxicity.