Acute liver failure

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 953, 2005, Pages 148-154

  O'Grady, J G ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALLOPURINOL; AMIODARONE; BENOXAPROFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIDANOSINE; DISULFIRAM; ENFLURANE; FLUTAMIDE; GOLD; HALOTHANE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ISOFLURANE; ISONIAZID; KETOCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; METHYLDOPA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLAMINE; PHENYTOIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

AMANITA PHALLOIDES; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REHYDRATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SERONEGATIVE HEPATITIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WILSON DISEASE;

HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 15244342461     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.026005     Document Type: Review

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