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Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity treated with massive sodium bicarbonate.
The American journal of emergency medicine
  • Jessica E Pierog
  • Kathleen E Kane, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Bryan G Kane, MD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • J Ward Donovan
  • Tracey Helmick
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Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2009
Abstract

Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) morbitity is primarily due to cardiac arrhythmias and hypotension, which become more refractory to treatment as acidosis progresses (Ann Emerg Med. 1985;14:1-9; Clin Toxicol. 2007;45:203-233; Flomenbaum N, Goldfrank L, Hoffman R, et al. Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies. 8th ed. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2006). Early recognition and aggressive treatment are necessary for patient survival.

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19931778
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Article
Citation Information

Pierog JE, Kane KE, Kane BG, Donovan JW, Helmick T. Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity treated with massive sodium bicarbonate. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Nov;27(9):1168.e3-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.026. PMID: 19931778.