Citation

Jeong JH, Sun KH, Park YJ, Kim SP. Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology 2018; 165-171.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018)

DOI

10.22537/jksct.16.2.165

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An overdose of antihypertensive agents, such calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARBs), and the antihyperglycemic agent, metformin, leads to hypotension and lactic acidosis, respectively. A 40-year-old hypertensive and diabetic man with hyperlipidemia and a weight of 110 kg presented to the emergency room with vomiting, dizziness, and hypotension following an attempted drug overdose suicide with combined CCBs, ARBs, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coemzyme A reductase inhibitors, and metformins. A conventional medical treatment initially administered proved ineffective. The treatment was then changed to simultaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which was effective. This shows that simultaneous ECMO and CRRT can be an effective treatment protocol in cases of ineffective conventional medical therapy for hypotension and lactic acidosis due to an overdose of antihypertensive agents and metformin, respectively.

Language: en

Keywords

Metformin; Calcium channel blockers; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Renal replacement therapy; Angiotensin receptor antagonist