you are called to a private residence to transport an elderly patient to the hospital. The patient’s daughter has called because her elderly mother is acting so strange, “almost like she is intoxicated”. The patient is sleepy, slow to arouse and has slight slurred speech. When you assertively stimulate her she speaks normally but then becomes sleepy again. The daughter says there is no alcohol in the house so she doesn’t know what the problem can be. This elderly patient normally lives alone and takes prescription and non-prescription medications. What treatment would you recommend for this patient? ED evaluation for drug toxicity. Home care nurse visits weekly. Naloxone administration. IV fluids wide open
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