Abdominal pain due to acute intermittent porphyria: When is the sound of hoof-beats not horses, but zebras? A case report

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Palmer, Kent M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Acute intermittent porphyria; AIP; Emergency management; Symptom recognition

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NURSE'S ROLE; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT;

EID: 33746050777     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200605000-00004     Document Type: Article

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