Shock due to amlodipine overdose

Amlodipine is a commonly prescribed calcium channel blocker. Its toxicity is the leading cause of drug overdose seen in the practice of cardiovascular medicine. It can lead to profound hypotension and shock. Management involves early and aggressive supportive measures and calcium infusion in large d...

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Autores principales: Upreti, Vimal, Ratheesh, V. R., Dhull, Pawan, Handa, Ajay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24501491
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.123452
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author Upreti, Vimal
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description Amlodipine is a commonly prescribed calcium channel blocker. Its toxicity is the leading cause of drug overdose seen in the practice of cardiovascular medicine. It can lead to profound hypotension and shock. Management involves early and aggressive supportive measures and calcium infusion in large doses to overcome competitive blockade. We report one such case that presented with amlodipine overdose and was successfully managed.
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spelling pubmed-39025742014-02-05 Shock due to amlodipine overdose Upreti, Vimal Ratheesh, V. R. Dhull, Pawan Handa, Ajay Indian J Crit Care Med Case Report Amlodipine is a commonly prescribed calcium channel blocker. Its toxicity is the leading cause of drug overdose seen in the practice of cardiovascular medicine. It can lead to profound hypotension and shock. Management involves early and aggressive supportive measures and calcium infusion in large doses to overcome competitive blockade. We report one such case that presented with amlodipine overdose and was successfully managed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3902574/ /pubmed/24501491 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.123452 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Shock due to amlodipine overdose
title Shock due to amlodipine overdose
title_full Shock due to amlodipine overdose
title_fullStr Shock due to amlodipine overdose
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title_short Shock due to amlodipine overdose
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24501491
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.123452
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