Which drug tests in medical emergencies?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-354

  Boyer, Edward W ^a   Shannon, Michael W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LITHIUM; PHENCYCLIDINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGITATION; ATAXIA; CLONUS; DECISION MAKING; DEHYDRATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SCREENING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TOXICITY; TREMOR; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; OVERDOSE; POISONING; TIME FACTORS;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0037369765     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.3.353     Document Type: Editorial

References (1)

1. Wu AHB, McKay C, Broussard LA, Hoffman RS, Kwong TC, Moyer TP, et al. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines: recommendations for the use of laboratory tests to support poisoned patients who present to the emergency department. Clin Chem 2003;49:357-79.