Diphenhydramine-induced wide complex dysrhythmia responds to treatment with sodium bicarbonate

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-215

  Sharma, Adhi N ^a,b,c,d   Hexdall, Aaron H ^b   Chang, Elbert K ^c   Nelson, Lewis S ^a,b   Hoffman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphenhydramine; Overdose; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BICARBONATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COCAINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENCAINIDE; ETOMIDATE; EXCEDRIN; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MESORIDAZINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIORIDAZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEIZURE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038384571     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(02)42248-6     Document Type: Article

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