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SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF ERGOTAMINE POISONING WITH SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE
Author(s) -
Skowronski George A.,
Tronson Michael Duc,
Parkin W. Geoffrey
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb112646.x
Subject(s) - ergotamine , sodium nitroprusside , anesthesia , sodium , heparin , medicine , pharmacology , migraine , chemistry , surgery , nitric oxide , organic chemistry
A case of ergotamine overdosage which produced vascular insufficiency in a 26‐year‐old female is described. She was treated successfully with the intravenous infusions of sodium nitroprusside and low molecular weight dextran, and anticoagulation with heparin. It is suggested that sodium nitroprusside may represent the drug of first choice in this condition.