Prevalence of autonomic signs and symptoms in antimuscarinic drug poisonings

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Patel, Raj J ^a   Saylor, Tim ^b   Williams, Saralyn R ^a,c   Clark, Richard F ^a,c  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kern County Medical Center   (United States)

^c San Diego Composites Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticholinergic; Antimuscarinic; Physical examination; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; DOXYLAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; IMIPRAMINE; LOXAPINE; MESORIDAZINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; PERPHENAZINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; THIORIDAZINE; TIOTIXENE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGITATED DEPRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DYSARTHRIA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SECRETION; SEIZURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0742272450     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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