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Another TCA overdose!

May 8, 2012 By Joe Rotella 3 Comments

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A classic overdose for you to ponder in classic Q&A style, which incidentally marks the 50th toxicology conundrum on LITFL!

Filed Under: Clinical Case, Education, eLearning, Emergency Medicine, Featured, Intensive Care, Toxicology, Toxicology Quiz Tagged With: amitriptyline, sodium bicarbonate, sodium channel blockade, TCA, Toxicology Conundrum, tricyclic antidepressant

Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity

October 30, 2009 By Chris Nickson 4 Comments

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A 25 year-old male (70 kg) is brought in by ambulance 30 to 60 minutes after ingesting 7 x 500mg amitriptyline…what to do next!

Filed Under: Education, eLearning, Emergency Medicine, Featured, Toxicology, Toxicology Quiz Tagged With: antidepressant, cardiotoxicity, overdose, QRS widening, seizures, sodium bicarbonate, sodium channel blockade, TCA, Toxicology, Toxicology Conundrum, tricyclic