For a patient who has ingested codeine and hydrocodone, what is the appropriate treatment?

The appropriate treatment for a patient who has ingested codeine and hydrocodone is assisted ventilation and naloxone (Narcan). Both codeine and hydrocodone are opioid medications that can cause respiratory depression, which may lead to inadequate breathing or respiratory failure.

In this scenario, assisting ventilation helps ensure that the patient receives adequate oxygenation until the effects of the opioids can be reversed. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that works quickly to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, restoring normal respiratory function and consciousness in the patient. When opioids are involved in a potential overdose, administering naloxone is crucial for patient safety and recovery.

Other options may offer some monitoring or supportive care, but they do not directly address the opioid overdose or provide the needed rapid intervention to counteract the respiratory depression caused by the opioids. Therefore, the combination of assisted ventilation and naloxone is the most appropriate and effective treatment in this case.