TY - JOUR
T1 - Amlodipine poisoning revisited
T2 - Acidosis, acute kidney injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
AU - Naha, Kushal
AU - Suryanarayana, J.
AU - Aziz, Riffat Abdul
AU - Shastry, Barkur Ananthakrishna
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - We report the case of an 18-year-old girl presenting with shock following ingestion of 85 mg of amlodipine and 850 mg of atenolol with suicidal intent. Subsequently, the patient developed severe metabolic acidosis, acute kidney injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which were managed conservatively. The patient ultimately made a full recovery. Given the popularity of amlodipine and atenolol as antihypertensive drugs in this part of the world, it is likely that more such cases will be encountered in the future. Physicians should be aware of the severe complications that can develop with amlodipine overdose.
AB - We report the case of an 18-year-old girl presenting with shock following ingestion of 85 mg of amlodipine and 850 mg of atenolol with suicidal intent. Subsequently, the patient developed severe metabolic acidosis, acute kidney injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which were managed conservatively. The patient ultimately made a full recovery. Given the popularity of amlodipine and atenolol as antihypertensive drugs in this part of the world, it is likely that more such cases will be encountered in the future. Physicians should be aware of the severe complications that can develop with amlodipine overdose.
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U2 - 10.4103/0972-5229.136078
DO - 10.4103/0972-5229.136078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84905665675
SN - 0972-5229
VL - 18
SP - 467
EP - 469
JO - Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
JF - Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
IS - 7
ER -
