A nurse assessing a patient who ingested a large amount of tricyclic antidepressants notes a wide QRS on ECG. The priority nursing management includes:
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Correct answer: Sodium bicarbonate with continuous cardiac monitoring
TCA overdose causes sodium-channel blockade and QRS widening; intravenous sodium bicarbonate plus continuous cardiac monitoring is the standard emergent management.
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