08 July 2024
: Case report
Effective Management of Severe Amlodipine/Atenolol Overdose with Intravenous Calcium, Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemia Therapy, and Continuous Veno-Venous Hemodialysis: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Adverse events of drug therapy
Cong Tan Nguyen12ACEF, Van Cuong Bui12ABC, Ngoc Son Do12AF, Thi Huong Giang BuiDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943777
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943777
Table 2. The clinical course of the patient during treatment on day 1.
| At ICU admission | After 5 hours | After 10 hours | After 12 hours | After 14 hours | After 18 hours | After 21 hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECG | Sinus bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia | Junctional bradycardia |
| BP (mmHg) | 75/45 | 90/55 | 100/65 | 130/75 | 125/70 | 110/65 | 110/60 |
| CVP (mmHg) | 20 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| UOP (mL) | 0 | 200 | |||||
| Lactate | 13.4 | >15 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | |
| pH | 7.16 | 7.14 | 7.31 | 7.37 | 7.4 | 7.39 | |
| PaCO | 17 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 35 | |
| HCO | 6 | 6.1 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 18 | 22.1 | |
| PaO | 167 | 115 | 110 | 129 | 127 | 89 | |
| FiO (%) | 70 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | |
| CVVHD | Start | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue |
| Propofol | Start | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue |
| Insulin | Start | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | |
| Calcium | Start | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | Continue | |
| Bicarbonate infusion | Start | Stop | |||||
| Epinephrine infusion | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| Norepinephrine infusion | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| Dobutamine infusion | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| ECG – electrocardiogram; ICU – Intensive Care Unit; BP – blood pressure; CVP – central venous pressure; UOP – urine output; PaCO – arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; HCO, bicarbonate; PaO – arterial partial pressure of oxygen; FiO – fraction of inspired oxygen; CVVHD – continuous veno-venous hemodialysis; ↑ – increase infusion rate; ↓ – decrease infusion rate. | |||||||






