Acute amlodipine overdose treated by high dose intravenous calcium in a patient with severe renal insufficiency

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-303

  Hung, Yao Min ^a   Olson, Kent R ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amlodipine overdose; Calcium antagonist; High dose calcium therapy; Poisoning; Renal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMLODIPINE; ANTIDOTES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CHARCOAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OVERDOSE; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34047160025     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650601072233     Document Type: Article

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