Diphenhydramine
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Diphenhydramine Overdose in the ED
Image Credit: Flickr Andrew Ranta Author: Kaylinn Dokken, OMSIVWestern University of Health Sciences You are just at the beginning of your shift when paramedics call in and notify you that they are bringing in a 35 year old female who reports that she took 3,000 mg of diphenhydramine in a suicide attempt. Her BP is […] -
Treatment of Diphenhydramine Cardiotoxicity
Source: Flickr Author: Teng Lu, MDEmergency Medicine ResidentStanford-Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. CaseA 16 year old girl was brought in by family for ingestion of an unknown amount of diphenhydramine (Benadryl®) in a suicide attempt. Initial vitals were remarkable for sinus tachycardia at a rate of 120. Her […]
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