Wednesday, April 3, 2019

TCA overdose

Q: Tricyclic antidepressant (TCAs) toxicity can cause? (select one) 

A) cholinergic effects 
B) anticholinergic effects 


 Answer:

 TCAs have anticholinergic effects and so the poisoning can cause hyperthermia, flushing, mydriasis that responds poorly to light, delirium, intestinal ileus, and urinary retention.



#toxicology



References:


Lynch R. Tricyclic antidepressant overdose. Emerg Med J 2002; 19:596.


Glauser J. Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning. Cleve Clin J Med 2000; 67:704.

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