Publications by authors named "Miguel Angel Elorza Guerrero"
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies showed that taking too much venlafaxine (a medication) can lead to low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, depending on how much is taken.
- In a study of 21 patients in the Balearic Islands, 8 of them had low blood sugar after an overdose, and those with low blood sugar had much higher levels of the drug in their system.
- Low blood sugar was linked to younger age, less alertness, and more serious health problems like seizures and needing to be treated in the ICU.
Objectives: To detect the presence of unsuspected and/or undeclared cathinone and piperazine-type designer drugs in methamphetamine (METH) and amphetamine users treated in emergency departments, and to compare clinical and toxicologic profiles.
Material And Methods: Retrospective observational study of emergency department patients treated for confirmed acute intoxication by recreational drugs (METH and amphetamines) between March 2019 and December 2020. We ordered high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry to detect cathinones (methylone, fluoromethcathinone, mexedrone, fluoromethamphetamine, mephedrone, methylenedioxypyrovalerone) and synthetic piperazines (meta-chlorophenylpiperazine and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine).
Amphetamine and methamphetamine poisonings attended in hospital emergency departments: clinical features and the usefulness of laboratory confirmation.
Emergencias
February 2020
Objectives: To determine whether clinical and toxicologic findings differed between cases of amphetamine (AMP) and methamphetamine (mAMP) poisoning attended in 2 Balearic Island hospital emergency departments.
Material And Methods: Retrospective observational study of AMP and mAMP cases with laboratory confirmation between 2013 and 2018. We compared clinical and toxicologic variables as well as clinical management between groups.