Persistent hiccups associated with intravenous corticosteroid therapy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 306-309

  Hung, Yao Min ^a   Miller, Michael A ^b   Patel, Manish M ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Dexamethasone; Hiccups; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

EID: 0141958195     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000089792.61349.0c     Document Type: Article

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