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Flecainide

Cardiovascular collapse - Cardiogenic shock - Hypotension

See also under Xf and XIIe, , f, g, k, l, o, s, t, ad, ag

Publications

De Schryver N, Hantson P, Haufroid V, Dechamps M

Cardiogenic Shock in a Hemodialyzed Patient on Flecainide: Treatment with Intravenous Fat Emulsion, Extracorporeal Cardiac Life Support, and CytoSorb® Hemoadsorption.

Case reports in cardiology 2019;2019;1905871 — 2019 — 1905871

Diagnosing DIRD

Drug and radiation history

Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug

Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms

Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug

Careful exlusion of another cause

Remission of symptoms with removal of drug

Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)

Causality assessment

Diagnosing DIRD

Identify causative drugs

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