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04
Mar
2014
Sudden death in psychiatric patients
Posted On March 4, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

Introduction Studies using death certificates have indicated an excess of sudden cardiac deaths among users of antipsychotic drugs compared to the general population, but may have underestimated the presence of other known causes of sudden and unexpected death. Objectives To assess the cause and risk factors […]

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06
Jul
2012
Causes of Death in A Psychiatric Hospital?
Posted On July 6, 2012  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

What are the possible causes of sudden, unexplained  death in Psychiatric Hospital inpatient? 1-  Co -incident 2- High dose neuroleptics, first generation antipsychotics in high dose block the cell membrane sodium pump and this will decrease the cardiac conduction velocity with consequent decrease of heart rate […]

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