دورية أكاديمية
Opiate Withdrawal Complicated by Tetany and Cardiac Arrest
| العنوان: | Opiate Withdrawal Complicated by Tetany and Cardiac Arrest |
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| المؤلفون: | Irfanali R. Kugasia, Nehad Shabarek |
| المصدر: | Case Reports in Critical Care, Vol 2014 (2014) |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2014. |
| سنة النشر: | 2014 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9 |
| الوصف: | Patients with symptoms of opiate withdrawal, after the administration of opiate antagonist by paramedics, are a common presentation in the emergency department of hospitals. Though most of opiate withdrawal symptoms are benign, rarely they can become life threatening. This case highlights how a benign opiate withdrawal symptom of hyperventilation led to severe respiratory alkalosis that degenerated into tetany and cardiac arrest. Though this patient was successfully resuscitated, it is imperative that severe withdrawal symptoms are timely identified and immediate steps are taken to prevent catastrophes. An easier way to reverse the severe opiate withdrawal symptom would be with either low dose methadone or partial opiate agonists like buprenorphine. However, if severe acid-base disorder is identified, it would be safer to electively intubate these patients for better control of their respiratory and acid-base status. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2090-6420 2090-6439 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6420; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6439 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/295401 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/388c751e10e947f78f727723ca7c5568 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.388c751e10e947f78f727723ca7c5568 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20906420 20906439 |
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| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/295401 |