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Description
- Excess autonomic stimulation by adrenergic agents produces the clinical syndrome typically described as “sympathomimetic.”
- Overdose from sympathomimetic agents occurs secondary to the use of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs such as OTC cold medicine (e.g., pseudoephedrine), dietary supplements (e.g., ephedra, synephrine) and illicit drugs such as cocaine, amphetamine, and methamphetamine.
- The sequelae of sympathomimetic overdose are generally related to the neurological and cardiovascular systems.
- Severe problems may include agitation-induced hyperthermia, cardiac dysrrhythmia, hypertension, myocardial ischemia and infarction; CVA; seizure; and cardiovascular collapse.
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