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Title: A patient is brought into the emergency department with dilated pupils, respirat Post by: colleen on Dec 27, 2012 A patient is brought into the emergency department with dilated pupils, respiratory rate of six per minute, and seizure activity. Which of the following should the nurse prepare to administer to this patient?
1. Narcan 2. activated charcoal 3. ammonium chloride 4. Diazepam Title: Re: A patient is brought into the emergency department with dilated pupils, respirat Post by: babsymed on Dec 31, 2012 Answer = 1. Narcan
Rule out 2. activated charcoal because this cant be administered to someone with an altered LOC 3. ammonium chloride (I dont even understand why this is an option) 4. Diazepam= will cause further respiratory depression and he is already at 6breaths/minute |