Alcohol and aspirin in combination with bexamethasone causes gastrointestinal bleeding at high altitude [2]

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-71

  Wu, Tianyi ^a   Liu, Jinliang ^b  

^a Kekexili Clinic ^*

^b Kekexili Clinic   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IBUPROFEN; RANITIDINE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MELENA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULCER;

EID: 33644852980     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2006)17[69:AAAICW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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