Crack cocaine causing fatal vasoconstriction of the aorta

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-184

  Williams, Joanne ^a   Wasserberger, Jonathan ^a  

^a KING DREW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bowel ischemia; crack binge; renal failure; vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AORTA CONSTRICTION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG PAIN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; CRACK COCAINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33748080811     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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