Beer potomania: Two cases and review of the literature

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-64

  Fenves, A Z ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Knochel, J P ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Beer potomania; Hyponatremia; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 0030061869     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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