WBR0938
| Author | PageAuthor::William J Gibson |
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| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 1 |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Pharmacology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Cardiology |
| Prompt | Prompt::A 60-year-old man attempts suicide by consuming his entire bottle of propranolol pills. He suffers extreme cardiovascular collapse and tonic-clonic seizures. Which of the following may serve as an antidote to his overdose? |
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| Explanation | [[Explanation::References:
Weinstein RS, Cole S, Knaster HB, Dahlbert T (February 1985). "Beta blocker overdose with propranolol and with atenolol". Ann Emerg Med14 (2): 161–163 |
| Approved | Approved::No |
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