Survival of severe amlodipine intoxication due to medical intensive care

Forensic Science International

Volumn 161, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 216-220

  Vogt, Susanne ^a   Mehlig, Annekathrin ^b   Hunziker, Patrick ^b   Scholer, André ^b   Jung, Julia ^a   González, Ana Baranda ^a   Weinmann, Wolfgang ^a   Marsch, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Calcium channel blocker (CCB); Dihydropyridine (DHP); Intoxication; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS MS); Overdose; Terlipressin

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORTALIDONE; DOBUTAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INSULIN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; OLIGURIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 33746512087     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.051     Document Type: Article

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