title: Continuous calcium chloride infusion for massive nifedipine overdose.
abstract: A 37-year-old woman presented with persistent hypotension and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema after massive nifedipine overdose. Judicious use of continuous and prolonged high-dose IV calcium infusion was administered to provide sustained increases in serum ionic calcium level (approximately 2 mmol/L) and was able to improve the hemodynamic status without any major adverse reaction.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
authors: Y M
authors: YM
authors: Lam
authors: H F
authors: HF
authors: Tse
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Lau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000506:poisoning*; D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000506:poisoning*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009543:Nifedipine; D002122:Calcium Chloride; D002118:Calcium