Guideline in management of severe malaria

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 628-631

  Wilairatana, Polrat ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Complication; Laboratory diagnosis; Severe falciparum malaria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; BICARBONATE; CHLOROQUINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; PHENOBARBITAL; QUINIDINE; QUININE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN MALARIA; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHOCK; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UREMIA;

EID: 0034436393     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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