Theophylline overdose
Toxicological evaluation and treatment of a patient with theophylline toxicity
Tag methylxanthine
Theophylline toxicity
Theophylline and caffeine are the most commonly encountered methylxanthines. Theophylline = water soluble aminophylline derivative; cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors
a poison puzzler…
the case. 23 year old female is bought to ED by her family after an intentional overdose of ~ 100 ‘diet tablets’ which she ingested 1.5-2 hours earlier.