Question

A 40-year-old farmer presents with salivation, sweating, bronchospasm, pinpoint pupils and muscle fasciculations after spraying insecticide. His heart rate is 50 beats/min and he is wheezing. Organophosphate poisoning is suspected. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous atropine and pralidoxime

Answer

Intravenous naloxone

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Intravenous flumazenil

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Oral activated charcoal only

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Intravenous beta blocker

Practice question

A 40-year-old farmer presents with salivation, sweating, bronchospasm, pinpoint pupils and muscle fasciculations after spraying insecticide. His heart rate is 50 beats/min and he is wheezing. Organophosphate poisoning is suspected. What is the most appropriate immediate pharmacological treatment?