Danger of hypoglycemia due to acute tramadol poisoning

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Mugunthan, Nadarajah ^a   Davoren, Peter ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; GLUCOSE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84871390935     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP12070.CR     Document Type: Review

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