l-Carnitine for the Treatment of a Calcium Channel Blocker and Metformin Poisoning

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-269

  St Onge, Maude ^a   Ajmo, Ian ^b   Poirier, Diane ^b   Laliberté, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hôpital Honoré Mercier   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Calcium channel blocker; Carnitine; Metformin; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMLODIPINE; BICARBONATE; CARNITINE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIDOTES; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARNITINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METFORMIN; SHOCK; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84883777379     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-013-0301-3     Document Type: Article

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