A patient received atropine intravenously before surgery. The recovery room nurse notes that the patient is delirious upon awakening and has a heart rate of 96 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 110/78 mm Hg. The nurse notifies the anesthesiologist, who will order: Question 5Select one: ipratropium bromide [Atrovent] to counter the respiratory effects of the antimuscarinic agent. an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to compete with the antimuscarinic agent at receptors. activated charcoal to minimize intestinal absorption of the antimuscarinic agent. a neuromuscular blocking agent
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