Lack of narrow therapeutic index awareness leading to increased risk of acute phenytoin toxicity in a child with traumatic brain injury

• Những tác giả chính: Shifali Gupta (Tác giả), Harshvardhan Gupta (Tác giả), Jaspinder Singh (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Open Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health - Peertechz Publications, 2021-04-10.
• Những chủ đề: Case Report
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<p>Phenytoin is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic medication in the pediatric age group for multiple indications. It has a very narrow therapeutic range with well known side-effects. A careful dose dispensing is of utmost importance while administering medications with narrow therapeutic ind...