Re: Cocaine, , Lidocaine, and mag

["Jeff Brosius" <reno316@hotmail.com>]

>OK, I think I know the answer to this but I want a second (give or take a
>hundred) opinion...
>Why is mag instead of lidocaine indicated as first line anti-arrhythmic for
>arrhythmias (ventricular )in the setting of cocaine...(along with other TX)

Cocaine and Lidocaine are chemically similar, and you can induce -caine 
toxicity?

Once had a seizure patient who got toxic after a Bier Block....not fun.

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JRB

Jeff Brosius,
Paramedic, etc.
Atlanta, GA
www.prehospital-perspective.com
brosius@prehospital-perspective.com
"Somebody who thinks logically is a nice
contrast to the real world."


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