Acute myopathy after status asthmaticus: Steroids, myorelaxants or carbon dioxide?

Respirology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-99

  Goh, Adrian Y T ^a   Chan, Patrick W K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROCORTISONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYOGLOBINURIA; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACIDOSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0032949310     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.1999.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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