A young man is with known heroin addiction is brought in the emergency in unconscious state. On examination, the patient has decreased bowel sounds, depressed respiration and pin point pupil. The treatment of choice for this patient is
IV Naloxone 0.1-0.4 mg . Dose repeated every 1-2 hour as naloxone is sho acting. As patient is unconscious drug cannot be given orally. Ref: KD Tripathi 8th ed.
Oral natrexone
IV naloxone
Oral diazepam
Oral Buprenorphine
Central Nervous system