Massive calcium channel blocker overdose: Intravenous insulin and glucose as a therapy

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rosser, Gareth ^a   Dubrey, Simon William ^a  

^a HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CITALOPRAM; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GABAPENTIN; GLUCOSE; INOTROPIC AGENT; INSULIN; IRBESARTAN; LEVOSIMENDAN; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ANURIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE INFUSION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INSULIN INFUSION; LUNG EDEMA; POLYPHARMACY; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84864709159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.03.2012.6114     Document Type: Article

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