Leukocytosis, hyperglycemia, vomiting, and positive X-rays are not indicators of severity of iron overdose in adults

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 454-455

  Palatnick, Wesley ^a   Tenenbein, Milton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adult; Iron; poisoning

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; GLUCOSE; IRON;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0029742793     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90149-7     Document Type: Article

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