What is the best treatment for acute calcium channel blocker overdose?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-261

  Olson, Kent R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHARCOAL; DILTIAZEM; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLADDER AND BOWEL MANAGEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BOWEL IRRIGATION;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CRITICAL CARE; DILTIAZEM; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 84883029066     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.03.026     Document Type: Editorial

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