An elderly woman with drug-induced coma in winter

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-32

  Orija, Israel B ^b   Cohen, S Bernard ^a  

^a University Hospitals Aintree   (United Kingdom)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; FLUMAZENIL; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSION FLUID; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIOTHYRONINE; LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM; NARCOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; THYROTROPIN; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MORTALITY; MYXEDEMA; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0035182970     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.68.1.25     Document Type: Review

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