Medical problems of marathon runners

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 608-615

  Sanchez, Leon D ^a   Corwell, Brian ^a   Berkoff, David ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; INFUSION FLUID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BRONCHOSPASM; COLLAPSE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; MARATHON RUNNER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; MYOCARDITIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCULT BLOOD; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPORT INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 33747827234     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.01.023     Document Type: Review

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