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Does sodium bicarbonate treat massive beta-blocker overdose?
Case Report (n=1)
Does sodium bicarbonate treat massive beta-blocker overdose?
This case report describes the novel use of sodium bicarbonate for treating massive beta-blocker overdose.
Hypothesis-generating for sodium bicarbonate in beta-blocker overdose; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Sodium bicarbonate is well recognised in the treatment of tricyclic overdose. But its use in the treatment of massive β blocker (propanol) overdose has not been previously reported. A 24 year old woman presented to the accident and emergency department with a history of overdose, taking 92 propanolol LA 80 mg, 45 paroxetine 30 mg, and 28 diazepam 5 mg tablets, two hours before admission. NPIS advised us to give activated charcoal every four hours and monitor vital signs closely …
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Utham Shanker (2003) conducted a case report in Massive beta-blocker overdose (n=1). Sodium bicarbonate was evaluated.
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