Life-threatening overdose with lamotrigine, citalopram, and chlorpheniramine

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-317

  Venkatraman, N ^a   O'Neil, D ^a   Hall, A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorpheniramine; Citalopram; Electrocardiography; Lamotrigine; Magnesium; Overdose; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CITALOPRAM; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CITALOPRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; OVERDOSE; POISONING; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

EID: 55549123879     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.43516     Document Type: Article

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