Massive insulin overdose managed by monitoring daily insulin levels

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Mork, Tyler A ^a   Killeen, Colin T ^a   Patel, Neel K ^a   Dohnal, James M ^a   Karydes, Harry C ^b   Leikin, Jerrold B ^a  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b Division of Medical Toxicology   (United States)

Author keywords

glucose; hypoglycemia; poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN LISPRO; INSULIN, LONG-ACTING; MALE; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 80052743045     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181f4eadb     Document Type: Article

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