Surprisingly delayed escalation of severe verapamil poisoning

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-102

  Tuka, Vladimir ^a   Ricarova, Bronislava ^a   Janota, Tomas ^a   Malik, Jan ^a   Kotrlikova, Eva ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Intoxication; Shock; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CALCIUM; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; VERAPAMIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYCARDIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMA; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; MALE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COMA; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 67649888856     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32830a997c     Document Type: Article

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