id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-349561-4mkiwg9k Porta, Alessandra Della Acute chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine toxicity: A review for emergency clinicians 2020-07-19 .txt text/plain 9231 598 44 BACKGROUND: Acute chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine toxicity is characterized by a combination of direct cardiovascular effects and electrolyte derangements with resultant dysrhythmias and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Following the United States Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, many additional clinical trials with randomization, blinding, and larger sample sizes were initiated to determine the benefit and risks. 59 While unlikely to occur in acute overdose, cardiomyopathy is described in case reports of patients presenting with chronic chloroquine and/or hydroxychloroquine toxicity. 59 While unlikely to occur in acute overdose, cardiomyopathy is described in case reports of patients presenting with chronic chloroquine and/or hydroxychloroquine toxicity. Although case report literature describes the finding in chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine use, the largest chart review to date examining these drugs in patients with G6PD noted no occurrence of hemolysis. ./cache/cord-349561-4mkiwg9k.txt ./txt/cord-349561-4mkiwg9k.txt