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*Adverse effects: nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, agitation, deli
*Adverse effects: nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, agitation, deli
*Use has been associated with AKI and acute cerebral ischemia.<ref>Buser GL, Gerona RR, Horowitz BZ, et al. Acute kidney injury associated with smoking synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(7):664–73.</ref><ref>Takematsu M, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS, Schechter JM, Moran JH, Wiener SW. A case of acute cerebral ischemia following inhalation of a synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(9):973–5.</ref>
*Use has been associated with AKI and acute cerebral ischemia.<ref>Buser GL, Gerona RR, Horowitz BZ, et al. Acute kidney injury associated with smoking synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(7):664–73.</ref><ref>Takematsu M, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS, Schechter JM, Moran JH, Wiener SW. A case of acute cerebral ischemia following inhalation of a synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(9):973–5.</ref>
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Sympathomimetic types}}


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
*Supportive
*Supportive
*Benzodiazepines  
*[[Benzodiazepines ]]
*Zofran
*[[Zofran]]


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 03:04, 16 December 2014

Background

  • Common names: spice, K2, Moon Rocks, Blue Lotus, many others
  • Active ingredients: cannabicyclohexano, JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210, XLR-11, others
  • Far more potent than THC (100-800x)
  • Cannabinoid receptor agonists (CB1 or CB2)
  • Do not show up as marijuana on routine tox testing
  • Generally smoked, but can be drank as a tea

Clinical Features

  • Similar effect to marijuana at low doses, but may be more intense and cause an acute agitated delerium
  • Typical effects 10-30 min and taper over 1-2 hours
  • Tachycardia and hypertension common (distinguishing it from MJ use)
  • Adverse effects: nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, agitation, deli
  • Use has been associated with AKI and acute cerebral ischemia.[1][2]

Differential Diagnosis

Sympathomimetics

Treatment

See Also

Source

David Burbulys, MD lecture 9/2012

  1. Buser GL, Gerona RR, Horowitz BZ, et al. Acute kidney injury associated with smoking synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(7):664–73.
  2. Takematsu M, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS, Schechter JM, Moran JH, Wiener SW. A case of acute cerebral ischemia following inhalation of a synthetic cannabinoid. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014;52(9):973–5.