Beta-blocker treatment in an adolescent with amitriptyline intoxication

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 324-325

  Baysal, Tamer ^a   Oran, Bülent ^a   Doǧan, Mustafa ^a   Çimen, Derya ^a   Elmas, Şefika ^a   Karaaslan, Sevim ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRIPTYLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; ELECTROLYTE; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATIENT MONITORING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METOPROLOL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 34648843539     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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