Ingestion of antacid tablets (Rennie®) and acute confusion

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-171

  Vanpee, Dominique ^a   Delgrange, Etienne ^a   Gillet, Jean Bernard ^a   Donckier, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hypercalcemia; Milk alkali syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTACIDS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONFUSION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0033863252     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00206-7     Document Type: Article

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