Massive Atropine Eye Drop Ingestion Treated with High-Dose Physostigmine to Avoid Intubation

CASE: A 34-year-old male presented after ingesting 150 mg of atropine. He had altered mental status, sinus tachycardia, dry mucosa, flushed skin, and hyperthermia. Sequential doses of physostigmine, totaling 14 mg, were successful in reversing antimuscarinic toxicity and prevented the need to perfor...

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Autores principales: Stellpflug, Samuel J, Cole, Jon B, Isaacson, Brian A, Lintner, Christian P, Bilden, Elisabeth F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2012
Materias:
Toxicology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461927
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6817

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461927
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6817

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