Hyperinsulinemic euglycemia therapy for verapamil poisoning: A review

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 498-503

  Patel, Nirav P ^a   Pugh, Meredith E ^a   Goldberg, Steven ^b   Eiger, Glenn ^c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Medical Intensive Care Unit

^c Department of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; INSULIN; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; UNITED STATES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 38449117398     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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