Acute barium intoxication and hemodiafiltration

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-367

  Koch, Marc ^a   Appoloni, Olivier ^a   Haufroid, Vincent ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^b   Lheureux, Philippe ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Barium intoxication; CVVHDF; Hemodiafiltration; Hypokalemia; Muscle paralysis; Quadriplegia; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLUOXETINE;

ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRIPLEGIA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AMLODIPINE; BARIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037490444     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120022004     Document Type: Article

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