A newborn developed respiratory depression in a postoperative ward. It can result from the use of?
Correct Answer: Opioid
Description: Babies born to mothers who were addicts prior to delivery will also be dependent. Withdrawal symptoms may be irritability, excessive crying, tremors, frantic suckling if fists , diarrhea, sneezing, yawning, vomiting and fever and can result in respiratory depression. All the other given drugs do not produce withdrawal symptoms in newborn. Ref: KD Tripathi 8th ed.
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