Severe intoxication after an intentional overdose of amlodipine

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1038-1040

  Rasmussen, Lone ^a,b   Husted, S E ^c   Johnsen, S P ^d,e  

^a SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Department of Clinical Epidemiology ^*  (Denmark)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Calcium channel blocker; Insulin; Intoxication; Severe hypotension

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0042933860     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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