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A patient is actively being treated for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks. Her medication was recently titrated up to a dose of 10 mg 3 times daily. This medication is a partial agonist at the serotonin 5-HT1a receptors. She also takes a second medication on an as-needed basis that facilitates the binding of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA at various GABA receptors. She was found unresponsive and is thought to have overdosed. The patient’s respiration rate is 5 breaths/min, and she is subsequently intubated and placed in the ICU. Which of the following choices best explains this patient’s current condition? A. The patient is malingering and utilizing the hospital for secondary gain as she is homeless. B. The patient overdosed on buspirone, causing her severe bradypnea. C. The patient overdosed on one of the medications to treat acute panic attacks. D. The patient is withdrawing from opioids.
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