A 38-year-old male is conscious and alert after a black widow spider bite to his right hand. You note pain and swelling to the hand, and the patient states that he is dizzy and nauseous. HR = 117, BP = 128/78, RR = 20. During your physical examination, you note that he begins to experience severe, painful muscle spasms in his right arm. Which of the following is NOT appropriate?

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Sodium bicarbonate is not appropriate for the treatment of black widow spider bites. The recommended treatments for black widow spider bites include administration of calcium gluconate to alleviate muscle spasms and diazepam or midazolam to relieve muscle spasticity and anxiety. Sodium bicarbonate is not a treatment for spider bites and has no benefit in this scenario.

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