Glucagon for the treatment of symptomatic β blocker overdose

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-267

  Boyd, R ^a   Ghosh, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCAGON; INFUSION FLUID; METOPROLOL; OXPRENOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MEDLINE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EMERGENCY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; EMERGENCIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; PROPRANOLOL; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 0038518720     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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