A 40-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after an intentional overdose of Amitriptyline. He is drowsy with a widened QRS complex on EC...

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A 40-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after an intentional overdose of Amitriptyline. He is drowsy with a widened QRS complex on ECG. Blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg. What is the most appropriate specific antidotal treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous Sodium bicarbonate

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Intravenous Naloxone

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Intravenous Flumazenil

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Intravenous N-acetylcysteine

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Haemodialysis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Tricyclic antidepressant overdose

A 40-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after an intentional overdose of Amitriptyline. He is drowsy with a widened QRS complex on ECG. Blood pressure is 90/60 mmHg. What is the most appropriate specific antidotal treatment?