Severe symptoms following a massive intentional L-thyroxine ingestion

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 323-326

  Hack, Jason B ^a,b   Leviss, John A ^b   Nelson, Lewis S ^a,b   Hoffman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a NYC Poison Center   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOTHYROXINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPRANOLOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSOMNIA; LETHARGY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; TACHYCARDIA; THYROTOXICOSIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; BODY WEIGHT; CHARCOAL; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPRANOLOL; TACHYCARDIA; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROXINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032824771     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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