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Full recovery following massive overdose with insulin and thyroxine
J G Flood1, T D Williams, R C Bacon
1Department of Chemical Pathology, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, Westminster Hospital, London.
The British Journal of Clinical Practice
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
Specific treatment is available for only a few substances taken in overdose. We report here a patient who attempted suicide with a massive overdose of insulin and thyroxine, a combination not previously reported, and discuss the specific treatments given to mitigate the harmful effects of this combination.