A 59-year-old man with a history of depression is found in his condominium in a lethargic state. An empty bottle of bupropion is on the bedside table. In the emergency department, he is unresponsive to verbal and painful stimuli. He has a brief generalized seizure, followed by a respiratory arrest. The emergency physician performs endotracheal intubation and administers a drug intravenously, followed by another substance via a nasogastric tube. The patient is admitted to the intensive care unit for continued supportive care and recovers the next morning.    What substance is commonly used to adsorb drugs still present in the gastrointestinal tract? Explain

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A 59-year-old man with a history of depression is found in his condominium in a lethargic state. An empty bottle of bupropion is on the bedside table. In the emergency department, he is unresponsive to verbal and painful stimuli. He has a brief generalized seizure, followed by a respiratory arrest. The emergency physician performs endotracheal intubation and administers a drug intravenously, followed by another substance via a nasogastric tube. The patient is admitted to the intensive care unit for continued supportive care and recovers the next morning. 

 

  1. What substance is commonly used to adsorb drugs still present in the gastrointestinal tract? Explain.
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