Cardiac arrest and delirium: Presentations of the refeeding syndrome in severely malnourished adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-243

  Kohn, Michael R ^a,b   Golden, Neville H ^a   Shenker, I Ronald ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anorexia nervosa; Cardiac arrest; Delirium; Hypophosphatemia; Refeeding syndrome

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFEEDING; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032032311     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00163-8     Document Type: Note

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