Emergency medicine & Acute presentations — UKMLA MCQ

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A 25-year-old is found unconscious with pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression. Suspecting opioid overdose, what is the immediate reversal agent?

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Correct answer: B — Naloxone IV

Naloxone is the opioid antagonist used to reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression.

Reference: BNF Opioid Antagonists