Amlodipine Fatality in an Infant with Postmortem Blood Levels

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-182

  Spiller, Henry A ^a   Milliner, Beth A ^b   Bosse, George M ^c  

^a KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Saints' Mary and Elizabeth Hospital   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Infant; Overdose; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE PLUS BENAZEPRIL; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTOPSY; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FATALITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; INSULIN TREATMENT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING;

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OVERDOSE;

EID: 84862500838     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-011-0207-x     Document Type: Article

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