Management of acute neuromuscular paralysis

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-259

  Hughes, Richard ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; EDROPHONIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INFECTION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE BLOCK; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYMYOSITIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHORT SURVEY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PARALYSIS; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TICK PARALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031833821     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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