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Unusual Cause of Methadone Poisoning |
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| Authors: | MICHAEL O GAYLE C ANTHONY RYAN SHEMIN NAZARALI |
| Institution: | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta and Pharmacy Services, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. A child with respiratory distress was found to have been given an antibiotic which was reconstituted with methadone. A delay in standard emergency room management led to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. |
| Keywords: | methadone poisoning reconstitution of antibiotic |