Diagnostic radiopacity and hepatotoxicity following chloroform ingestion: A case report

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 394-395

  Choi, S H ^a   Lee, S W ^a,b   Hong, Y S ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Moon, S W ^a   Moon, J D ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CHLOROFORM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LAXATIVE; LIVER ENZYME; SOLVENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTOXICATION; LIVER DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHLOROFORM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; OVERDOSE; SOLVENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33744972588     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.027466     Document Type: Article

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