Adverse reactions may develop early, but may be delayed.
Reactions of mild to moderate severity that occur immediately after the administration of the drug can occur both individually and in combination and are as follows:
Symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract: nausea, vomiting.
Symptoms from the nervous system: feeling of heat, anxiety, agitation, headache.
Skin symptoms: redness of the skin, skin rash, itching, localized or generalized urticaria, edema of the eyelids.
Following these mild or moderate degrees of adverse reactions, or simultaneously with them, more serious can occur from different organs and systems: skin, respiratory, nervous, digestive and cardiovascular systems, up to a collapse of varying severity, as well as shock and ( or) cardiac arrest.
Allergic reactions: shortness of breath, depression of blood pressure; less often - anaphylactic shock, bronchospasm, laryngeal edema, pulmonary edema and, in exceptional cases, angioedema.
Cardiovascular symptoms: rhythm disturbances, profuse sweat, pallor, cyanosis; in exceptional cases - heart failure and cardiovascular collapse.
Disturbances of ventilation: shortness of breath, swelling of the larynx, bronchospasm.
Neurological disorders: tetany, convulsions, cerebral edema, coma.
Accidental ingestion of the drug in the surrounding tissue can cause local soreness and an inflammatory response.
Therapy with adverse reactions
With mild and moderate adverse reactions:
- stop the drug;
- monitor heart rate and blood pressure;
- if necessary, administer antihistamines and glucocorticosteroids;
- possibly, oxygen therapy.
These symptoms usually remain mild and quickly stop.
In case of serious reactions:
- stop the introduction of the drug and monitor the function of breathing and cardiovascular system.
Cardiovascular disorders:
Preservation of venous access during the examination procedure allows the infusion of large doses of glucocorticosteroids (1 - 2 g of hydrocortisone). Simultaneously it is necessary to carry out oxygen therapy, to introduce vasopressors, plasma, electrolytes taking into account the parameters of hemodynamics. When the symptoms increase, intensive care should be provided in a specialized department.
Disturbances of ventilation:
Rare breathing with inspiratory dyspnea, a manifestation of the laryngeal edema, requires endotracheal intubation and the administration of large doses of glucocorticosteroids.
Neurological disorders:
Attacks of tetanic convulsions usually cease after exhalation in a bag (respiration in a closed loop) or the administration of calcium gluconate. Conventional cramps are stopped by intramuscular injection of diazepam.
Some of these symptoms may develop later (in 24-48 hours).
Extravasal drug exposure
When extravasal administration of the drug requires non-specific local measures and monitoring of the skin.