Title
Hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia therapy: a useful tool in treating calcium channel blocker poisoning
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine
Publication Date
2006-07-17
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Calcium Channel Blockers; Glucose Clamp Technique; Humans; *Hyperinsulinism; Myocardium
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Life Sciences | Medical Toxicology | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia (HIE) therapy, when initiated promptly and aggressively, may offer considerable advantages in the treatment of calcium channel blocker poisoning. Although its mechanism of action is uncertain, HIE improves the efficiency with which the poisoned myocardium uses metabolic fuel, the end result of which is improvements in inotropy and other cardiovascular parameters. Although HIE is not universally accepted, the reports included in the previous issue of Critical Care should prompt clinicians to consider HIE an appropriate therapy specifically for calcium channel blocker poisoning.
DOI of Published Version
10.1186/cc4964
Source
Crit Care. 2006;10(4):149. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Critical care (London, England)
Related Resources
PubMed ID
16879723
Repository Citation
Levine, Michael D. and Boyer, Edward W., "Hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia therapy: a useful tool in treating calcium channel blocker poisoning" (2006). Open Access Articles. 2272.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/2272