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Amphetamine & Cocaine Overdose
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Emergency and supportive measures, Specific treatment, Outcome, Complications, Prognosis, When to Admit, Evidence, Practice Guidelines, Web Sites, Information for Patients, References,
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Topics Discussed: amphetamine overdose; cocaine toxicity.
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| |  Rapidly lower the body temperature (see Hyperthermia) in patients who are hyperthermic (40°C)
Treat agitation or psychosis with a benzodiazepine | | – Lorazepam, 2–3 mg IV repeated PRN up to 8–10 mg – Midazolam, 0.1–0.2 mg/kg IM |
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