Can a drug overdose cause PEA?
Can a drug overdose cause PEA? Etiologies frequently associated with true PEA include large myocardial infarction, multiorgan failure, profound metabolic imbalances such as hyperkalemia, drug overdoses, hypothermia, acidosis, and prolonged cardiac arrest. What drugs can cause PEA? Drug overdose (tricyclic antidepressants, digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta blockers) or toxins are also rare causes of PEA. Hypothermia should be considered in the appropriate clinical context of out-of-hospital PEA. What happens if you shock PEA? Pulseless electrical activity leads to a loss of cardiac output, and the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. As a result, PEA is usually noticed when...