Cardiovascular Emergencies Cocaine Abuse

Mechanism Of Cocaine-Induced Hyperthermia In Humans
Ocaine abuse is a major cause of life-threatening cardiovascular emergencies, including hypertensive crisis, acute myocardial infarction, and ventricular ar rhythmias. The lethal effect of cocaine is unique among … View Document

Central Sympatholysis As A Novel Countermeasure For Cocaine …
Of cocaine-induced cardiovascular emergencies. From the Hypertension Division and the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular of cardiovascular disease, cocaine abuse, or other recre-ational drug abuse. … Access Document

How Is Cocaine Abused?
Regardless of the route or frequency of use, cocaine abusers can experience acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies, such as a heart attack or stroke, which may cause • Cocaine: Abuse and Addiction— … Get Doc

Cocaine Abuse And Addiction Research Report
To acute cardiovascular or cere-brovascular emergencies that could result in sudden death. Repeated cocaine use by any of cocaine abuse Cardiovascular effects – disturbances in heart rhythm – heart attacks … Read Here

WORKING WITH METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSERS: PERSONAL SAFETY …
Similar mood-altering effects and both have a high potential for abuse and dependence. C. Methamphetamine and cocaine also share other similarities. A. Cardiovascular emergencies (e.g., heart attack, coronary artery spasm) … Access Content

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Cocaine Use And Its Relationship With …
Since 1986 cocaine has been the main cause of consultation for drug abuse in hospital emergency emergencies for drug consumption, 63% were re-lated to the use of cocaine and this was the cause tion of cocaine on the cardiovascular system18,19. … Retrieve Full Source

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Changes In emergency Consultations Related …
Emergency consultations for cocaine abuse accounted for 0.76% of all medical emergencies, 15.3% of all toxic ropsychiatric and cardiovascular manifestations with no statistically significant differences being CHANGES IN EMERGENCY CONSULTATIONS RELATED TO COCAINE ABUSE DURING THE PERIOD 2002 THROUGH TO … Retrieve Doc

HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
Numbness and weakness involving right side of body, blurry vision over past 12 hrs PMx: HPT, bilateral artery stenosis, cocaine abuse Esmolol (Brevibloc) Phentolamine (Regitine) Neurological emergencies Neurological emergencies Neurological emergencies Cardiovascular emergencies CVS … View Document

An Evidence-Based Approach To Cocaine-Associated Emergencies
Discuss the pathophysiology of cocaine-associated emergencies. Primary Neurologic And Psychiatric Complaints Associated With Cocaine Abuse Seizures effects make them an excellent first-line therapy in patients with cocaine associated complaints. Cardiovascular The … Fetch Here

Neurotoxic And Cardiotoxic Effects Of Cocaine And Ethanol
Logical and cardiac emergencies including cerebral infarction, intracranial hemorrhage, myocardial infarction We describe the case of a 44-year-old female with history of cocaine and alcohol abuse who developed devastating neurological and cardiovascular complications. … View Full Source

Crack And Cocaine
Regardless of how cocaine is used or how frequently, a user can experience acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies, such as a heart attack or patients in treatment for cocaine abuse. Providing the optimal combination of … Access Document

080201 Cardiovascular Complications Of Cocaine Use
In fact, as cocaine abuse has become widespread, the number of cocaine-relat-ed cardiovascular events, including angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, and sudden … Fetch Full Source

Research Report Series
To cocaine abuse. We not only sup-port a wide range of basic and clinical tion of toxic amounts of cocaine, possible acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies, and … Fetch This Document

Research NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSEReport SERIES …
cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies that could result in sudden death. Repeated cocaine use by any route of of cocaine abuse Cardiovascular effects – disturbances in heart rhythm … Access Full Source

Drug Of abuse emergencies
abuse emergencies as they can occur in an accident and emergencydepartment. Thedrugandthediagnosis The cardiovascular effects of cocaine. Ann EmergMed1991;20:165-75. 8 Peroutka SJ. … View Full Source

Managing Acute Hypertensive Crises
emergencies published • Untreated hypertensive emergencies had a CVA = cardiovascular accident. Tisdale JE, et al. Fam Pract. 2004;21:420-424. • History of cocaine abuse • History of CVA • Surgery type … Doc Viewer

How Is Cocaine Abused?
Regardless of the route or frequency of use, cocaine abusers can experience acute cardiovascular or cerebrovascular emergencies, such as a heart attack or stroke, which may cause sudden information on cocaine, please refer to the following sources on NIDA's Web site, www.drugabuse.gov: • Cocaine: Abuse … Read More