About this episode
Contributor: Erik Verzemnieks, MD Educational Pearls: Important to realize complications can occur in the post-opioid overdose patient regardless of cause Narcan administration has been associated with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, although the mechanism of this is not quite known Symptoms include progressive shortness of breath and hypoxia. Treatment is with positive-pressure ventilation and diuresis, similar to cardiogenic causes Though rare, it would appear this typically resolves with treatment Reference Jiwa N, Sheth H, Silverman R. Naloxone-Induced Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report. Drug Saf Case Rep . 2018;5(1):20. Published 2018 May 10. doi:10.1007/s40800-018-0088-x All by Erik Verzemnieks, MD