A fatal case of iatrogenic hypercalcemia after calcium channel blocker overdose.
We report a case of a 61-year-old woman treated for a suspected verapamil overdose with continuous calcium chloride infusion, resulting in severe hypercalcemia of 32.3 mg/dL (8.07 mmol/L) with a normal range of 8.6-10.5 mg/dL (2.15-2.63 mmol/L). Treatment with acute hemodialysis rapidly normalized the serum calcium level, but the patient later died of vasoconstrictive complications of hypercalcemia.
Sim
Michael T
MT
Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Stevenson
Frazier T
FT
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014700:Verapamil / Q000506:poisoning*
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D014700:Verapamil