K2—Not the Spice of Life; Synthetic Cannabinoids and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 129-131

  McKeever, Rita G ^a,b   Vearrier, David ^a   Jacobs, Dorian ^a   LaSala, Gregory ^a   Okaneku, Jolene ^a   Greenberg, Michael I ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Drugs of abuse; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CANNABINOID; CREATINE KINASE MB; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; LORAZEPAM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; TROPONIN; VERAPAMIL; CANNABINOID K2; DESIGNER DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NAUSEA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; VASOSPASM; VOMITING; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEST PAIN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOXICOKINETICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; CANNABINOIDS; CHEST PAIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DESIGNER DRUGS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SELF REPORT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOXICOKINETICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925817878     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-014-0424-1     Document Type: Article

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