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Management of Ventricular Dysrhythmia Secondary to Trazodone Overdose |
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| Authors: | Kun-Jung Chung Yu-Chin Lily Wang Ber-Ming Liu Robert B. Supernaw |
| Affiliation: | ? Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital – Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan;† Department of Pharmacy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital – Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan;‡ School of Pharmacy, Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina |
| Abstract: | Torsades de pointes (TdP), a life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmia, was recorded in a 30-year-old woman who had taken a deliberate overdose of trazodone. The patient was successfully defibrillated to normal sinus rhythm and given intravenous magnesium sulfate according to Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines. The patient was discharged and experienced no further complications. |
| Keywords: | trazodone overdose ventricular dysrhythmia long QT syndrome management |
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