Rhabdomyolysis complicating unrecognized hypophosphatemia in an alcoholic patient

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-167

  Kumar, Deepali ^a   McAlister, Finlay A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypophosphatemia; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; MANNITOL; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIURESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0032945583     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/376034     Document Type: Article

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