Lipid emulsion therapy for verapamil overdose

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 292-

  Franxman, Timothy J ^a   Al Nabhan, Moutaz ^a   Cavallazzi, Rodrigo S ^a   Speak, Aaron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID EMULSION; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

EID: 79951621374     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-4-201102150-00018     Document Type: Letter

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