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How can respiratory depression be reversed?
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It depends: It depends on what is causing the respiratory depression. If alcohol or a drug, one needs to stop the alcohol or drug. If a medical illness, the illness needs treatment. The patient may need to be artificially ventilated in the meantime. There are medicines to reverse opiate overdoses -- this can be done in emergency rooms or on medical units.
Answered 11/13/2018
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