Life threatening hypokalaemia during treatment of severe diltiazem overdose with high dose insulin euglycemic therapy: a case report

Figures & data

Table 1. Serial Blood Biochemistry.

	8:50 (On arrival)	12:38	13:08	16:03	21:46	0:41
pH	7.41 (v)	7.29 (a)	7.31 (a)	7.41 (a)	7.33 (a)	7.33 (a)
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	22 (396)	14 (252)	16 (288)	15 (270)	19 (342)	18 (324)
K^+ (mmol/L)	3.1 (55)	1.3 (23)	2.4 (43)	3.5 (63)	4.3 (77)	4.3 (74)
Calcium ionised (mmol/L)	1.21 (21)	0.96 (17)	1.71 (30)	1.48 (26)	1.52 (27)	1.47 (26)
Lactate (mmol/L)	1.8 (32)	2.4 (43)	7.3 (131)	7(126)	1.3 (23)	2 (36)
Glucose (mmol/L)	6.7 (120)	4.9 (88)	10.8 (180)	9.3 (167)	11.5 (207)	11.1 (200)
Creatinine (mmol/L) mg/dL	98 (1764)				194 (3492)

[non-SI units (mg/dL) US = 18 × SI].

Figure 1. ECG at 6 hours post ingestion.