Cardiac arrest in a young man following excess consumption of caffeinated "energy drinks"

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-43

  Berger, Adam J ^a   Alford, Kevin ^a,b  

^a PORT MACQUARIE BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; CAFFEINE; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; PERINDOPRIL; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TAURINE; TENECTEPLASE; TROPONIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTUBATION; FLUID INTAKE; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTUBATION; MALE; MOTOR SPORT; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 58249104036     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02263.x     Document Type: Article

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