What is Adrenergic Bronchodilator Overdose?
Alternative names
Timeline
Determine the following information: Patient's age, weight, and condition
The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
When it was swallowed
The amount swallowed
Timeline
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- The name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
- When it was swallowed
- The amount swallowed
Symptoms & Signs
- Airways and lungs
- Bladder and kidneys
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Heart and blood vessels
- Nervous system
- Chills
- Coma
- Convulsions
- Fever
- Irritability
- Nervousness
- Tingling of hands and feet
- Tremor
- Skin
- Stomach and intestines
Prognosis
Survival past 24 hours is usually a good sign that recovery will follow. Mental disturbances associated with long-term use are rare.
Ingredient
- Albuterol
- Bitolterol
- Ephedrine
- Epinephrine
- Isoetharine
- Isoproterenol
- Metaproterenol
- Pirbuterol
- Racepinephrine
- Ritodrine
- Terbutaline
Control
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
Care
Seek immediate medical help.
During Treatment
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing support (artificial respiration)
- Gastric lavage to empty the stomach
- Laxative
Blood tests may show changes in blood sugar and low potassium levels.
Source
- Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)
- Bitolterol (Tornalate)
- Ephedrine (Ephed II)
- Epinephrine (Adrenalin, AsthmaHaler, Bronitin Mist, Bronkaid Mist, Medihaler-Epi, Primatene Mist, EpiPen Auto-Injector, Sus-Phrine, Twinject)
- Ethylnorepinephrine (Bronkephrine)
- Isoetharine (Arm-a-Med Isoetharine, Bronkometer, Bronkosol, Dey-Dose Isoetharine, Dispos-a-Med Isoetharine, Dey-Lute Isoetharine)
- Isoproterenol (Aerolone, Dey-Dose Isoproterenol, Dispos-a-Med Isoproterenol, Isuprel, Medihaler-Iso, Norisodrine Aerotrol, Vapo-Iso)
- Metaproterenol (Alupent, Arm-a-Med Metaproterenol, Dey-Dose Metaproterenol, Dey-Lute Metaproterenol, Metaprel)
- Pirbuterol (Maxair)
- Racepinephrine (AsthmaNefrin, Dey-Dose Racepinephrine, Vaponefrin)
- Terbutaline (Breathaire, Brethine, Bricanyl)
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
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