Hypoglycemia after albuterol overdose in a pediatric patient

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 464-465

  Ozdemir, Durgul ^a   Yilmaz, Ebru ^a   Duman, Murat ^a   Unal, Nurettin ^a   Tuncok, Yesim ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Albuterol overdose; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; GLUCOSE; SALBUTAMOL;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MALE; RESTLESSNESS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; CHARCOAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; OVERDOSE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR;

EID: 3242668708     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000132220.88470.7d     Document Type: Article

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