A multifaceted approach to calcium channel blocker overdose: a case report and literature review.
Calcium channel blocker toxicity can be devastating. Initial therapy with fluid, calcium, and adrenoreceptor agonists should be prompt and novel therapies can be added if no response. Determining cardiogenic shock versus vasoplegia with echocardiogram or other hemodynamic monitoring may guide treatment options.
University of Louisville Internal Medicine Residency Training Program Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Robert
R
Burkes
University of Louisville Internal Medicine Residency Training Program Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Gregg
G
Wendorf
Calcium channel blocker; hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia therapy; lipid emulsion; methylene blue; overdose