Cardiogenic shock due to acute hemorrhagic necrosis of a pheochromocytoma: A case report and review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 573-576

  Mohamed, Hassan A ^a   Aldakar, Mouhammed O ^a   Habib, Naiyer ^a  

^a REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Hemorrhagic necrosis; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLEEDING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEMORRHAGIC NECROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL CARE; MYALGIA; NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SHOCK; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VOMITING; ADRENAL TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038689508     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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