Ethylene glycol poisoning revisited

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 536-541

  Pincus, Kelly T ^a   Shinn, Bradley W ^a   Frock, James T ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dialysis; ethanol; ethylene glycol; poisoning

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCINE; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE;

ANION GAP; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EOSINOPHILIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSMOLALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; RASH; REVIEW;

EID: 0029931369     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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