Life-threatening diphenhydramine toxicity presenting with seizures and a Wide complex tachycardia improved with intravenous fat emulsion

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 542-544

  Abdelmalek, Dimyana ^a   Schwarz, Evan S ^a   Sampson, Christopher ^a   Halcomb, Sarah E ^a   McCammon, Craig ^a   Arroyo Plasencia, Anna ^a   Stenger, Adam ^a   Krehbiel, Nick ^a   Mullins, Michael E ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticholinergic overdose; Diphenhydramine toxicity; Intravenous fat emulsion; Seizure; Wide complex tachycardia

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LIPID EMULSION;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEIZURES; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEIZURES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84914167882     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318281191b     Document Type: Article

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