Massive Levemir (long-acting) insulin overdose: Case report

Case Reports in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Oduru, Mamatha ^a   Ahmad, Mahmood ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Tahir Heart Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN DETEMIR; METFORMIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MORTALITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WHISKEY;

EID: 84885405592     PISSN: 16879627     EISSN: 16879635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/904841     Document Type: Article

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