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A member asked:

When somebody is poisoned by ttx (tetrodotoxin), doctors will give them atropine to resolve the bradycardia. why does this work?

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Tetrodotoxin: read this: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html atropine is a drug we try in many bradycardias hoping that blocking parasympathetics witll increase heart rate

Answered 5/24/2015

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