Experiment 356000

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIV
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationCOCKINGS,JGL: BROWN,MA:. (1997). EPHEDRINE ABUSE CAUSING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.. 167(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA 25-YR-OLD MALE WITH A HISTORY OF INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER IV ADMINISTATION OF EPHEDRINE, BELIEVING IT WAS AMPHETAMINE. THE PATIENT SUSTAINED DIFFUSE MYOCARDIAL INJURY WITH PULMONARY EDEMA WHICH WAS RESOLVED AFTER 9 DAYS WITH INOTROPIC SUPPORT AND VENTILATION.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderMALE