High dose insulin in toxic cardiogenic shock

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Holger, Joel S ^a   Engebretsen, Kristin M ^a   Marini, John J ^b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; High dose insulin; Insulin; Overdose; Tricyclic antidepressant

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CITALOPRAM; GLUCAGON; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INSULIN INFUSION; INTOXICATION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; WEANING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CITALOPRAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; OVERDOSE; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649223245     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650802701929     Document Type: Article

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