Hypoglycaemic syncope in children secondary to beta-blockers

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 968-969

  Hussain, T ^a   Greenhalgh, K ^a   McLeod, K A ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; NADOLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANCY; INFANT; LETHARGY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SEIZURE; SINUS RHYTHM; SITTING; SYNCOPE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 73249122395     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.145052     Document Type: Article

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