Acute poisoning by drugs with membrane-stabilizing effect
A rare clinical situation characterized by acute potentially life-threatening toxic effects of drugs acting on voltage-gated sodium or calcium channels such as tricyclic antidepressants anticonvulsants local anesthetics and antiarrhythmics some beta-blockers and chloroquine. Clinical manifestations include abnormal ECG findings (intraventricular conduction block with widening of the QRS complex T wave flattening prolongation of the QT interval) and variable signs and symptoms depending on the drug typically involving the cardiovascular and central nervous system among others.
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