Podcast # 459 Clonidine Ingestion
Apr 20, 2019•3 min
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Episode description
Author: Julian Orenstein, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Severe clonidine ingestion can present as a fluctuating mental status between typically accompanied by changes in vital signs (hypotension/bradycardia)
- Respiratory depression requiring intubation is not uncommon
References
Isbister GK, Heppell SP, Page CB, Ryan NM. Adult clonidine overdose: prolonged bradycardia and central nervous system depression, but not severe toxicity. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2017 Mar;55(3):187-192. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2016.1277234. Epub 2017 Jan 20. PubMed PMID: 28107093.
Spiller HA, Klein-Schwartz W, Colvin JM, Villalobos D, Johnson PB, Anderson DL. Toxic clonidine ingestion in children. J Pediatr. 2005 Feb;146(2):263-6. PubMed PMID: 15689921.
Summarized by Will Dewispelaere, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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