title: [Atenolol poisoning].
abstract: A 44-year-old obese female patient ingested 200 mg diazepam and 1000 mg atenolol with suicidal intent. On admission to the clinic 24 hours later she was in deep coma, with a body temperature of 28.9 degrees C. The blood level of atenolol was 250 mg/l (therapeutic range 0.2-0.5 mg/l); this is the highest level yet recorded. She was treated with gastric lavage, instillation of charcoal and with orciprenaline, dopamine and dobutamine. She survived the poisoning without any untoward sequelae.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001262:Atenolol / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003975:Diazepam / Q000506:poisoning; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D009921:Metaproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D004280:Dobutamine; D001262:Atenolol; D009921:Metaproterenol; D003975:Diazepam; D004298:Dopamine
vernacular_title: Intoxikation mit Atenolol.