Author Question: The nurse is caring for a patient with atropine poisoning. What drug will the nurse administer to ... (Read 76 times)

cabate · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for a patient with atropine poisoning. What drug will the nurse administer to reverse these effects?

A) Bethanechol
B) Neostigmine
C) Edrophonium
D) Physostigmine

Question 2

A student asks the pharmacy instructor where air exchange takes place in the human body. What would be the instructor's best response?

A) Air exchange in the human body takes place in the trachea.
B) Air exchange in the human body takes place in the bronchioles.
C) Air exchange in the human body takes place in the alveoli.
D) Air exchange in the human body takes place in the nares.

akemokai · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Physostigmine can be used as an antidote for atropine poisoning. A slow intravenous injection of 0.5 to 4 mg (depending on the weight of the patient and the severity of the symptoms) usually reverses the delirium and coma of atropine toxicity. Physostigmine is metabolized rapidly, so the injection may need to be repeated every 1 to 2 hours until the atropine has been cleared from the system.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Gas exchange occurs across the respiratory membrane in the alveolar sac. It does not occur in the bronchioles, the trachea, or the nares.