Adverse reactions to intravascular contrast agents

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7570, 2006, Pages 663-664

  Dawson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; EPHEDRINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOLOGIST; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URTICARIA;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IODINE COMPOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749477547     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38981.652118.DE     Document Type: Editorial

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