Toxins that affect the cardiovascular system

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-95

  Thanacoody, H K Ruben ^a   Waring, W Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Calcium Channel blocker; Hypertension; Poisoning; Sodium bicarbonate; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONIDINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLUCAGON; ISOPRENALINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; SOTALOL; TOXIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 39149086714     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-1-92     Document Type: Review

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