3 ms·
It's important for casual readers to remember that clinical studies exist to prove whether theories work in real life, because there's still a lot of unknowns,
by hereme888 1y ago
It's important for casual readers to remember that clinical studies exist to prove whether theories work in real life, because there's still a lot of unknowns, and genetic variability between people.
Treatment for PCP is benzodiazepines/antipsychotics, not ketamine.
Phencyclidine became a reference molecule for many modern drugs currently used.
- grillbert 1y agoAuthor here, Benzos aren't used in cases wherein the ER staff suspect the patient is at risk of respiratory depression. Ketamine is effective in these cases, that's the point I was making, I could rephrase it though.
- hereme888 1y agoI haven't personally encountered PCP intoxication, but the stories I hear... "tiny dude throws multiple police officers across supermarket isle", lol. No need to rephrase anything, just a casual comment. Thanks.
- caycep 1y agoalso in the real world clinical experiences. Memantine, at least for Alzheimer's, is basically like giving the patient water, I've never actually seen it change anyone's life significantly. There's also all the stuff w/ NMDA-receptor encephalitis, a lot of it was written up by Josep Dalmau