Toluene induced hypokalaemia: Case report and literature review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 514-516

  Baskerville, J R ^a,b   Tichenor, G A ^a   Rosen, P B ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolic acidosis; Potassium; Toluene

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAINTING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0035683130     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.18.6.514     Document Type: Article

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