Question 53 · LDEK · Toxicology
Atropine given in doses of 1-2 mg every 5-15 minutes is a treatment used for the poisoning with:
- A. cyanides.
- B. opium derivatives.
- C. methanol.
- D. organophosphate pesticides.
- E. carbon monoxide.
Hint
Repeated atropine doses titrated until secretions dry up point to a poison that causes cholinergic excess.
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