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A client is given an opiate drug for pain relief following general anesthesia. The client becomes extremely somnolent with respiratory depression. The physician is likely to order the administration of:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Naloxone reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression and somnolence by antagonizing opioid receptors. The other medications have different indications and do not address opioid overdose. Pharmacological Therapies