Acute barium nitrate intoxication treated by hemodialysis

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-112

  Bahlmann, Hans ^a   Lindwall, R ^a   Persson, H ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Poisons Information Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Barium intoxication; Hemodialyis; Hypokalemia; Muscular weakness; Paralysis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BARIUM DERIVATIVE; BARIUM NITRATE; BICARBONATE; BROMOCRIPTINE; DIAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; BARIUM; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CYANIDES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NITRATES; POTASSIUM; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 13444257985     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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