A case report on the role of plasma exchange in the management of a massive amlodipine besylate intoxication

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-184

  Ezidiegwu, Christian ^a   Spektor, Zhanna ^a   Nasr, Michel R ^a   Kelly, Karen C ^a   Rosales, Lazaro G ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Calcium channel blocker; Overdose; Plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLUCAGON; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTALLOID; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PLASMA VOLUME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749098276     PISSN: 17449979     EISSN: 17449987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2008.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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