Lesson of the Week: Nephrotic syndrome in childhood complicated by life threatening pulmonary oedema

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7022, 1996, Pages 36-

  Reid, C J D ^a   Marsh, M J ^a   Murdoch, I M ^a   Clark, G ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; FUROSEMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLUID SHIFT; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALBUMINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PULMONARY EDEMA;

EID: 0030070672     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7022.36     Document Type: Article

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