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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:
A. naloxone (Narcan).
B. labetalol (Normodyne).
C. neostigmine (Prostigmin).
D. thiothixene (Navane).
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Tolerance is the capacity to ingest an increasing amount of a substance without effect and the experience of decreased sensitivity to the substance. Tolerance can develop with long-term use of many drugs.
Choice 1 is the dose required to produce a defined magnitude of drug effect. Choice 3 binds to a receptor and causes an action.
Choice 4 is the maximal response produced by a drug.Pharmacological Therapies
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