Slow release potassium overdoes: Is there a role for magnesium?

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Davey, Michael ^a,b   Kuhn, Marie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Emergency Medicine

Author keywords

Cardiac resuscitation; Hypercalcaemia; Hyperkalaemia; Magnesuim; Potassium overdose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008722576     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.1999.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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