Unrecognized bulimia nervosa: A potential cause of perioperative cardiac dysrhythmias

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1048-1052

  Suri, Ranjit ^a   Poist, Elise S ^a   Hager, W David ^a   Gross, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; ISOFLURANE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PR INTERVAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0033404767     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013200     Document Type: Article

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