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a little low…

September 16, 2013 By Christopher Partyka Leave a Comment

the case.

A 48 year old female arrives to ED via ambulance following an intentional overdose. Her husband discovered her taking tablet after tablet in the bathroom at home. She has a history of depression & diabetes and reports feeling ‘a little low’…

As the paramedics finish handover, they hand you these…. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Endocrine, Toxicology Tagged With: antidote, hypoglycaemia, octreotide, sulfonylurea overdose, sulphonylurea, sulphonylurea overdose, toxicology

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