Abdominal pain with rigidity secondary to the anti-emetic drug metoclopramide

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-413

  Khan, Nadeem U ^a   Razzak, Junaid A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; adverse drug effect; dystonia; extrapyramidal symptoms; metoclopramide

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; PROCYCLIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PROCYCLIDINE;

EID: 33646858752     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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