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A patient is experiencing toxic side effects from atropine, including delirium and hallucinations. which medication will the nurse expect to administer?

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Answer: Physostigmine is the drug of choice for treating poisoning from atropine and other drugs thatcause muscarinic blockade. Donepezil is used to treat Alzheimer's disease. Edrophonium is usedto distinguish between a myasthenic crisis and a cholinesterase inhibitor overdose. Neostigmine does not cross the blood-brain barrier and would not effectively treat this patient's CNSsymptoms.
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