Is acid base determination an accurate predictor of pyloric stenosis?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 587-589

  Oakley, E A ^a   Barnett, P L J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid base; Pyloric stenosis; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

BASE; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS STENOSIS; SCREENING; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POTASSIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PYLORIC STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM; VOMITING;

EID: 0033658964     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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