Mirtazapine-induced hyponatremia in an elderly hospice patient

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 258-260

  Ladino, Marco ^a   Guardiola, Victor D ^a   Paniagua, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SOMNOLENCE;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HOSPICES; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; MIANSERIN;

EID: 33646496377     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.258     Document Type: Article

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