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Massive Levemir (Long-Acting) Insulin Overdose: Case Report

A 52-year-old insulin-dependant diabetic man presented to the Emergency Department 2 hours after a deliberate massive overdose of 2100 units of long-acting Levemir insulin and a large quantity of whisky. On initial assessment, his GCS was 3/15 and his capillary blood sugar was 2.6 mmol/L. The patien...

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Autores principales: Oduru, Mamatha, Ahmad, Mahmood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22924049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/904841