A 22-year-old patient arrives at the emergency department with shallow breathing, constricted pupils, and decreased responsiveness. The patient's friend suspects an overdose from opioid use after they both attended a party. The nurse should prepare to administer which of the following medications?
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, which is evident by symptoms such as shallow breathing and constricted pupils. Flumazenil is used to reverse benzodiazepine overdoses, which typically do not present with constricted pupils. Activated charcoal is used in oral poisonings and overdoses but is not effective against opioids once they've been absorbed. Oxygen supplementation alone would not reverse the effects of an opioid overdose but would be used as a supportive measure.
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