Showing posts with label poisoning. Show all posts
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Friday, 24 August 2012

Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

Which of the following is NOT a recognised cause of the toxic effects of tricyclic
antidepressant drugs taken in overdose?

a) Inhibition of noradrenaline reuptake at nerve terminals

b) A myocardial membrane stabilising effect

c) An anticholinergic action

d) Indirect activation of GABAA receptors

e) Direct alpha adrenergic action