A hospital suffering from an overdose of cocaine

23.A young male patient is brought to the emergency room of a hospital suffering from an overdose of cocaine after its intravenous administration. His symptoms are unlikely to include

1.Agitation
2.Bradycardia
3.Hyperthermia
4.Myocardial infarct

sol:

Overdoses with amphetamines or cocaine have many signs and symptoms in common.

However, the ability of cocaine to block the reuptake of norepinephrine at sympathetic nerve terminals results in greater cardiotoxicity. Tachycardia is the rule, with the possibility of an arrhythmia, infarct, or stroke.