title: Severe oxprenolol poisoning: the importance of glucagon infusion.
abstract: We describe a case of severe oxprenolol poisoning (8 g overdose) where restoration of normal blood pressure depended critically on high-dose glucagon infusion after several bolus injections of glucagon had failed. We stress the importance of infusion delivery of glucagon in severe beta-blocker poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Regional Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Mahony
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Molloy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010096:Oxprenolol / Q000506:poisoning*; D012769:Shock / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D010096:Oxprenolol; D005934:Glucagon; D007545:Isoproterenol; D004298:Dopamine