Oral L-Karnitin Kullanan Hastada Tedavi Yaklaşımımız

Year 2019, Volume: 10 Issue: 38, 105 - 107, 15.12.2019

Onur Koyuncu , Senem Urfalı , Sibel Polat Sedat Hakimoğlu , Çağla Özbakış Akkurt

https://doi.org/10.17944/mkutfd.511773

Abstract

L-Karnitinin vücutta, kas dokusunun önemli bir elemanıdır. Zayıflama ve egzersiz performansını arttırıcı etkisinden dolayı özellikle genç erişkinlerde son 30 yılda popüler bir ilaç olmuştur.İlaç olarak kullanıldığında, aşırı dozlarında ciddi istenmeyen etkileri ortaya çıkmaktadır. Biz bu olgu sunumunda, L-Karnitin kullanımına bağlı nörolojik yan etkiler gelişen bir hastada yoğun bakımdaki tedavi yaklaşımımızı sunduk.

Keywords

L-Carnitine, yan etki, gıda takviyesi

Our treatment approach in patients with side effects of L-Carnitine

Abstract

L-Carnitine is an important element of muscle tissue. Because of slimming and developing exercise performance, it has become a populer drug especially for young adults in last 30 years. When used as a medicine, serious adverse effects are emerging in overdoses. In this case report we presented our treatment approach in a patient with developing neurological side effects related to L-Carnitine used in intensive care unit.

Keywords

L-Carnitine, Adverse Effects, Intensive Care Unit

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