Apnea and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Caused by Cocaine and Heroin Use: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Drug overdose represents a growing reason for emergency department visits and hospitalizations in the United States. Co-ingestion of multiple substances is also on the rise, and toxidromes can be seen from any of multiple drugs in a single patient. CASE REPORT: We present a case of dif...

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Autores principales: Logan, Gideon, Robalino, Ernesto, MacIntosh, Tracy, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33217266
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.48438
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Drug overdose represents a growing reason for emergency department visits and hospitalizations in the United States. Co-ingestion of multiple substances is also on the rise, and toxidromes can be seen from any of multiple drugs in a single patient. CASE REPORT: We present a case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage secondary to cocaine abuse in a patient who was apneic and unresponsive after heroin overdose. The patient responded to supportive care and was discharged with complete return to physical and mental baseline. CONCLUSION: Clinicians must be vigilant for any number of concomitant toxidromes when a patient is brought in with complications following drug overdose.

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