A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of difficulty breathing,dizziness,sweating,and heart palpitations.The patient reports having had similar episodes previously.The nurse will expect the provider to order which medication?

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The patient is exhibiting signs of acute anxiety,so the anxiolytic lorazepam will be given.Flumazenil is a benzodiazepine antagonist,given for overdose of benzodiazepines.Haloperidol is given for acute psychosis.Propranolol is a beta blocker,used to treat akathisia in patients taking phenothiazines.

A Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department Complaining of Difficulty