Phencyclidine (PCP) Toxicology PCP is a dissociative anesthetic abused for its psychoactive effects, reaching peak popularity in the 1970’s Wide range of symptoms due to PCP’s dissociative, sympathomimetic, muscarinic and nicotinic properties: • Neurological → agitation, confusion, hallucinations, delusions, violent behaviours, seizures, ataxia, muscle rigidity, coma • Cardiovascular → hypertension (60%), tachycardia (30%), hyperthermia (2.6-4%) or hypothermia (6.4%) depending on degree of agitation and environmental conditions • HEENT → nystagmus (60-90%), miosis • Psych → feelings of strength, invulnerability, and violence #Phencyclidine #PCP #Toxicology #diagnosis #management
