Cardiotoxicity in a citalopram and olanzapine overdose

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 554-558

  Lung, Derrick D ^a   Wu, Alan H B ^b   Gerona, Roy R ^b  

^a California Poison Control System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

citalopram; lipid emulsion; olanzapine; overdose; poisoning; seizures

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; ETIRACETAM; LIPID EMULSION; OLANZAPINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INGESTION; INTUBATION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEIZURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CITALOPRAM; LIPID EMULSION; OLANZAPINE; OVERDOSE; POISONING; SEIZURES;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRADYCARDIA; CITALOPRAM; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; SEIZURES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884673042     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.033     Document Type: Article

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