Management of acute adverse reactions to contrast media

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 476-481

  Thomsen, Henrik S ^a   Morcos, Sameh K ^b   Almen T ^c   Aspelin, P ^c   Bellin, M F ^c   FLaten, H ^d   Jakobsen, J A ^c   Krestin, G P ^c   Lowe A ^c   Oyen, R ^c   Stacul, F ^c   Webb, J A W ^c  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Amersham Health ^*

^d Amersham Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Contrast media; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EPHEDRINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INFUSION FLUID; ISOPRENALINE; ORCIPRENALINE; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING APPARATUS; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONVULSION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOTENSION; LARYNX EDEMA; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SWEDEN; SYMPOSIUM; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URTICARIA;

EID: 12144289444     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2214-z     Document Type: Review

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