Caffeine Toxicity: A Brief Review and Update.

Authors

Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Alexandra Amaducci, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Matthew D. Cook DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

9-2017

Abstract

Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive compounds, and is often marketed for its physical and cognitive performance benefits. The ingestion of potentially toxic amounts of caffeine in the forms of energy drinks, over-the-counter supplements, or anhydrous caffeine products places vulnerable pediatric and adolescent individuals at risk for accidental overdose, resulting in neurologic and cardiac toxicity

Volume

18

Issue

3

First Page

197

Last Page

202

ISSN

1522-8401

Published In/Presented At

Beauchamp, G. A., Amaducci, A. Cook, M. D. (2017). Caffeine Toxicity: A Brief Review and Update. Clinical Pediatric Emergency and Update.18(3): 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2017.07.002

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Pediatrics

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine Residents

Document Type

Article