The use of extracorporeal life support in adolescent amlodipine overdose

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 204-206

  Persad, Elizabeth A ^a   Raman, Lakshmi ^a   Thompson, Marita T ^a   Sheeran, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amlodipine overdose; calcium channel blocker; extra corporeal life support.

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; AMLODIPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTALBITAL; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CREATININE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OLIGURIA; TACHYCARDIA; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84875189976     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.106502     Document Type: Article

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