Psychostimulant poisoning

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 109-111

  McCormack, Dan ^a   Buckley, Nicholas A ^b  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Drug abuse; Overdose

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAFFEINE; COCAINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; HALOPERIDOL; HYDRALAZINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BRUXISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAPHORESIS; EUPHORIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; INTOXICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MYDRIASIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEDATION; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SHORT SURVEY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; URINE RETENTION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33746888121     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: 03128008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2006.068     Document Type: Short Survey

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