Differentiating the causes of metabolic acidosis in the poisoned patient

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-48

  Judge, Bryan S ^a,b  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Emergency Medicine Grand Rapids Medical Education And Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; CITRIC ACID; COCAINE; CYANIDE; DIDANOSINE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; EPHEDRINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLUORIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IBUPROFEN; IRON; ISONIAZID; METFORMIN; METHANOL; NALIDIXIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PARALDEHYDE; PHENFORMIN; POISON; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACIDOSIS; ANTIDOTES; HUMANS; POISONING;

EID: 33645227841     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2006.01.002     Document Type: Review

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