Baking soda pica: A case of hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and rhabdomyolysis in pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages 484-486

  Grotegut, Chad A ^a   Dandolu, Vani ^b   Katari, Sunita ^b   Whiteman, Valerie E ^b   Geifman Holtzman, Ossie ^b   Teitelman, Melissa ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAKING SODA PICA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MYALGIA; PICA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ALKALOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ALKALOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; PICA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 33645456412     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000167391.61168.e2     Document Type: Article

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