Iatrogenic hypercalcaemia, hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis in a lady with vena cava thrombosis - Beware of overzealous diuretic treatment

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 782-784

  Böhmig, Georg A ^a   Schmaldienst, Sabine ^a   Hörl, Walter H ^a   Mayer, Gert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hypercalcaemia; Hypokalaemia; Hypovolaemia; Immobilization; Metabolic alkalosis; Xipamide

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; XIPAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIURETIC THERAPY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0345561661     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.3.782     Document Type: Article

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