The nurse is assisting in the care of a client with myasthenia gravis who is receiving pyridostigmine (Mestinon). Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to have readily available should the client develop cholinergic crisis because of excessive medication dosage?

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Atropine sulfate is the medication of choice to have readily available in case of a cholinergic crisis due to excessive dosage of pyridostigmine (Mestinon) in a patient with myasthenia gravis. Atropine is an anticholinergic drug that can counteract the muscarinic effects of a cholinergic crisis.

The Nurse Is Assisting in the Care of a Client