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Amphetamine intoxication

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Electrocardiogram (ECG)

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Sympathomimetic intoxication; Intoxication - amphetamines or sympathomimetics; Intoxication - uppers

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Amphetamine intoxication describes the state that occurs with the use of amphetamine drugs. Intoxication can easily lead to overdose with severe or deadly poisonous effects.

It may lead to:

High blood pressure
Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
Increased body temperature
Agitation
Stroke
Seizures
Irregular heart beats (cardiac arrhythmias)
Coma
Death

Update Date: 8/9/2007

Updated by: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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