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  • Title: Cardiopulmonary arrest following barium enema examination with glucagon.
    Author: Harrington RA, Kaul AF.
    Journal: Drug Intell Clin Pharm; 1987 Sep; 21(9):721-2. PubMed ID: 3652933.
    Abstract:
    This is a case report of a patient who presented to the hospital's ambulatory radiology suites for a barium enema to evaluate guaiac-positive stools. The patient, after receiving glucagon 0.5 mg iv and a small amount of rectally administered barium sulfate, experienced an "itchy tingling" feeling, vomited, became diaphoretic, and had a cardiopulmonary arrest. Despite a prompt response by the cardiac arrest team, the patient could not be resuscitated. This case demonstrates the potential for serious reactions during this procedure.
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