Citation

Hulisz DT, Dasa SL, Black LD, Heiselman DE. Pharmacotherapy 1994; 14(2): 239-245.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Pharmacotherapy Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8197047

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman attempted suicide with thioridazine 3000 mg and 60 tablets of acetaminophen 325 mg plus codeine 30 mg. She was semicomatose and had persistent third-degree atrioventricular block, progressive hypotension, and an episode of torsade de pointes. Heart block, arrhythmias, and hypotension resolved within 48 hours, and the patient recovered without adverse sequelae.

Language: en

Keywords

Aged; Female; Heart Block; Humans; Suicide, Attempted; Thioridazine; Torsades de Pointes