Crack Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities Are Reversed by Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion

Joint Authors

Pazin-Filho, Antonio
Miranda, Carlos Henrique

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-05-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

We report a dramatic case of a 19-year-old man with crack cocaine overdose with important clinical complications as cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation and epileptics status.

During this intoxication, electrocardiographic abnormalities similar to those found in tricyclic antidepressant poisoning were observed, and they were reversed by intravenous sodium bicarbonate infusion.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Miranda, Carlos Henrique& Pazin-Filho, Antonio. 2013. Crack Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities Are Reversed by Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468842

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Miranda, Carlos Henrique& Pazin-Filho, Antonio. Crack Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities Are Reversed by Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468842

American Medical Association (AMA)

Miranda, Carlos Henrique& Pazin-Filho, Antonio. Crack Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Conduction Abnormalities Are Reversed by Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468842

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-468842