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Psychiatry General 9b710500

A patient diagnosed with depression on treatment came to emergency with altered sensorium seizures, palpitations and ECG showing sinus tachycardia. How do you treat this patient?

A
Aspirin + clopidogrel
B
IV Lorazepam
C
IV Sodium bicarbonate
D
IV Haloperidol
High-Yield Explanation
The above symptoms suggests of TCA toxicity in a patient of depression and NaHCO3 remains as the main stay of treating TCA toxicity and metabolic acidosis associated with it.

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