A 47-year-old obese (110kg) Caucasian man took 230 tablets of diphenhydramine (Benocten), giving a total dose of 10mg/kg. He developed slight rotationalnystagmus, opened his eyes only on command, and had no comprehensible speech. HisGlasgow Coma Scale(GCS) score was 9. However, 3 hours ...
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