A 29-year-old member asked:
What can an overdose of albuterol do?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Albuterol overdose: Albuterol overdose can cause high or low bp, chest pain, irregular heart beat, shakiness and tremors
most serious overdose can cause cardiac arrest and/or death.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What is the treatment for albuterol overdose?
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Dr. Howard Lelvowitzanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
See below: Jittery or tachycardia high heart rate
should go to hosp to be evaluated
it is short acting stop the med if short of breath go to the emerg room.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What are the tests for albuterol overdose?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Howard Lelvowitzanswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
See below: Vital signs ekg chest x ray blood work to eval pulmonary function and acid base eval for prob with lung function IV fluids.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Oct 9, 2012
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