Pediatr Emerg Care 2009;25:532-541
This review of calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity is intended as continuing medical education for emergency medicine physicians and residents. While the authors provide a good brief discussion of pharmacologic mechanisms and the presentation of CCB overdose, they end up being more confusing than helpful when it comes to treatment. As is too often the…
The Lancet has a nice photo of green urine caused by the administration of propofol. This association has been reported before.
MacVane et al from Maine Medical Center describe a 22-month-old child who presented with somnolence, decreased muscle tone, and drooling after possibly ingesting ziprasidone (Geodon). (Pediatr Emergency Care 2009;25:460-462) Unfortunately, this potentially interesting case report is compromised by the fact that the dose of ziprasidone ingested is unknown. (In fact, it is not completely clear that the drug…
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