Hypokalemic paralysis in furosemide therapy with concomitant laxative abuse;Dyskaliamische lahmung bei furosemidtherapie und gleichzeitigem laxanzienabusus

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 391-394

  Rudolf, Jobst ^a   Würker, Michael ^b   Neveling, Michael ^b   Grond, Martin ^b   Haupt, Walter F ^b   Heiss, Wolf Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diuretics; Hypokalemic paralysis; Laxatives

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; LAXATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TENDON REFLEX; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROENTERITIS; HYPOKALEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA;

CATHARTICS; DIURETICS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUROSEMIDE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 0033565043     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03044904     Document Type: Article

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