title: Phencyclidine ingestion: therapy review.
abstract: The case of a 2 1/2-year-old comatose white boy successfully treated for acute phencyclidine poisoning has been reported with a brief review of symptoms and therapy. Supportive treatment consisted of maintaining intravascular volume; giving diuretics as needed to insure an adequate urinary output; controlling excessive secretions and seizure activity; and providing respiratory support. The patient recovered over a ten-day period of treatment without neurologic or psychologic sequelae.
mesh_terms: D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000506:poisoning*; D012119:Respiration; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D009270:Naloxone; D001285:Atropine; D010622:Phencyclidine