Question

A 45-year-old woman is brought in after ingesting an unknown quantity of Amitriptyline. She is drowsy with heart rate 120 bpm, blood pressure 95/60 mmHg and a broad complex tachycardia on ECG with QRS duration 140 ms. What is the most appropriate immediate specific treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intravenous Sodium bicarbonate bolus

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Intravenous Magnesium sulfate

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Intravenous Calcium gluconate

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Intravenous Naloxone

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Oral activated charcoal only

Practice question

A 45-year-old woman is brought in after ingesting an unknown quantity of Amitriptyline. She is drowsy with heart rate 120 bpm, blood pressure 95/60 mmHg and a broad complex tachycardia on ECG with QRS duration 140 ms. What is the most appropriate immediate specific treatment?