TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Laboratory investigations in acute olanzapine poisonings
JO  - Przeglad Lekarski
A1  - Ciszowski, Krzysztof
A1  - Sein Anand, Jacek
A1  - Wilimowska, Jolanta
A1  - Jawień, Wojciech
SP  - 417
EP  - 421
VL  - 68
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND: Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic with multireceptor affinity and different pharmacological effects, which can result with abnormalities in laboratory investigations. AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the nature and frequency of laboratory tests abnormalities in patients with an acute olanzapine poisoning. Material: 26 adult cases (mean age 37.7 +/- 15.3 years) of an acute olanzapine poisoning (serum level above 100 ng/mL). Group consisted of 11 men and 13 women, but 1 man and 1 woman were poisoned twice. METHODS: Prospective analysis of the following laboratory parameters: complete blood count (CBC), coagulation tests (APTT, INR), serum concentration of sodium, potassium, chlorides, glucose, BUN, creatinine and bilirubin, serum activity of AST, ALT, GGTP and CPK, urinalysis. RESULTS: The most common laboratory abnormalities in the study group were: hyperglycaemia (96%), hyper-prolactinaemia (83%), elevated CPK (80%), hypokalaemia (75%), hyperbilirubinaemia (60%), leukocytosis (55%). Less frequent parameters were: elevated AST (20%), hyponatraemia (15%), elevated ALT(10%) and thrombocytopenia (5%). The onset of some parameters was as follows: 1st day of hospitalization hyperglycaemia, leukocytosis and hypokalaemia, 2nd - hyperbilirubinaemia and elevated CPK, and 3rd - hyperprolactinaemia. CONCLUSIONS: In acute olanzapine poisonings: (1) muscle and liver injury, serum glucose and electrolytes abnormalities, and changes in CBC can be present; (2) the valuable parameters for the monitoring of the course of poisonings are: serum activity of CPK and transaminases (AST, ALT), serum level of bilirubin, glucose, potassium and sodium, and CBC; (3) hyperprolactinaemia probably lacks of practical importance, but the further investigations are needed in this area.<p />  <p>Language: pl</p>
LA  - pl
SN  - 0033-2240
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -