Foresteire Nikolas P, Howard Cory, Szustkiewicz Kirk
Emergency Medicine, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Brandon Hospital, Brandon, USA.
Emergency Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Graduate Medical Education Consortium, Tampa, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 2;16(7):e63691. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63691. eCollection 2024 Jul.
This case report details an intentional overdose attempt utilizing tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and atypical antipsychotics with significant neurologic, pulmonary, and cardiac toxicity. In conjunction with the local poison control center, progression of the clinical toxidrome was anticipated, aggressively managed, and successfully treated. This case highlights the dangers of significant TCA toxicity, peak onset of toxicity within six hours, and the amplification of clinical toxidromes with co-ingestions.
本病例报告详细介绍了一起故意过量服用三环类抗抑郁药(TCA)和非典型抗精神病药物的案例,患者出现了严重的神经、肺部和心脏毒性。与当地中毒控制中心合作,对临床中毒综合征的进展进行了预测、积极处理并成功治疗。本病例突出了严重TCA毒性的危险性、六小时内达到毒性峰值以及合并用药时临床中毒综合征的加剧。