Acute severe intestinal obstruction secondary to amlodipine toxicity

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 467-469

  Devasahayam, J ^a   Pillai, U ^a   Uppaluri, C ^a  

^a St Mary's Health Center St Louis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOPAMINE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ILEUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SELF MEDICATION; SHOCK; SPOUSE; TUBE FEEDING; VOMITING;

EID: 84859947741     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr052     Document Type: Article

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