Nurse should understand the overdose of tricycle antidepressant overdose can be life threatening and she must follow the steps according to the priority , firstly she check airways and maintain potency, administer oxygen, then check their and monitor vital signs , obtain an electrocardiogram, prepare gastric lavage with activated charcoal, then lastly prepare to administer prescribed medications.
Overdose of tricycle antidepressant overdose can treated by the sodium bicarbonate remains the standard of care TCA poising. It can be poisoning caused by excessive medication of tricycle antidepressant type.
There are some symptoms which includes - blurred vision, dilated pupils, sleepiness, confusion , seizures, rapid heart rate and cardiac arrest , etc
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