Baking soda can settle the stomach but upset the heart: case files of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco

J Med Toxicol. 2013 Sep;9(3):255-8. doi: 10.1007/s13181-013-0300-4.

Authors

Suad A Al-Abri¹, Kent R Olson

Affiliation

¹ California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 1369, San Francisco, CA, 94143-1369, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alkalosis / chemically induced
Alkalosis / diagnosis*
Alkalosis / physiopathology
Alkalosis / therapy
Antacids / antagonists & inhibitors
Antacids / poisoning*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Overdose / diagnosis*
Drug Overdose / physiopathology
Drug Overdose / therapy
Gastritis / drug therapy
Gastrointestinal Agents / antagonists & inhibitors
Gastrointestinal Agents / poisoning*
Heartburn / drug therapy
Humans
Male
Medicine, Traditional / adverse effects
Middle Aged
Self Medication / adverse effects
Severity of Illness Index
Sodium Bicarbonate / antagonists & inhibitors
Sodium Bicarbonate / poisoning*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / prevention & control
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antacids
Gastrointestinal Agents
Sodium Bicarbonate