Hyperinsulinemic euglycemia therapy for verapamil poisoning: Case report

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

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

^a Allergy   (United States)

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

^c Department of Pharmacy Hematology Oncology

^d Department of Medicine ^*

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; CAPTOPRIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTIDOTES; CAPTOPRIL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 38449119292     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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