Hypokalemia in an asthmatic child from abuse of albuterol metered dose inhaler

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-147

  Rakhmanina, Natella Y ^a,b   Kearns, Gregory L ^a,b,d   Farrar III, Henry C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Albuterol; Cardiac effects; Hypokalemia

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER;

EID: 0031925182     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199804000-00015     Document Type: Article

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