Friday October 23, 1998 - Question 14

A 62-year-old male presents to the emergency department following ingestion of 30 sustained release verapamil 240 mg tablets 3 hours earlier.  The emergency medicine physician is calling the poison center and requesting the following information.arding pre-hospital management of a patient who collapsed at a night-club after suspected exposure to GHB and MDMA.

• The most common clinical manifestations of calcium channel blocker toxicity (list three)

• Recommendations for gastric decontamination of this patient

• Recommendations on the type of calcium that should be administered and the appropriate dose

• Recommendations for glucagon dosage and administration

• Information on the role of verapamil serum concentrations

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