Toxicokinetics of hydroxychloroquine following a massive overdose

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2019, Pages 2264.e5-2264.e8

  de Olano, Jonathan ^a,b   Howland, Mary Ann ^a,b,c   Su, Mark K ^b   Hoffman, Robert S ^a,b   Biary, Rana ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; EPINEPHRINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NON SUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS INTERVAL; QT INTERVAL; QTC INTERVAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOKINETICS; VENTRICULAR TACHYDYSRHYTHMIA; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; DRUG OVERDOSE;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; TOXICOKINETICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85071452541     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158387     Document Type: Article

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