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Calcium Channel Blocker OD

1. See WikiTox link above for an in-depth review

From EMCRIT….

Activated Charcoal x 1
Whole bowel-Irrigation is not recommended by Leon’s group
Frequent glucose and k checks
Atropine (can try it once, but it will limit gastric motility and probably won’t work)
Calcium, 1 g of CaCl or 3 g of CaGluc. Give slowly over 3 minutes for CaCl and 10 min for CaGluc.
Glucagon 5 mg bolus, probably won’t do much, unlike in beta blocker OD
IVF
High Dose Insulin. Start with 1 unit/kg push followed by 0.5-1 unit/kg/hr. Fingersticks q30 minutes and adequate glucose replacement if needed. Check potassium; supplement if < 2.5. (Crit Care 2006;10:212)
May need to use norepinephrine or dopamine (alternatively Epi). May need much higher doses of epi or norepi. Dopamine must be stopped at 20 mcg/kg/min, which is kind of a joke in this OD. Switch to one of the others if you get this high.
Levosimendan may have a role, but not available in the US.
IABP, CP Bypass