Congestive cardiac failure following laxative withdrawal

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 850, 1996, Pages 491-492

  Riley, J A ^a   Brown, A R ^a   Walker, B E ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; Hyperaldosteronism; Laxative abuse

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RHUBARB; SENNA;

EID: 0029759995     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.850.491     Document Type: Article

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