Perplexing hyperkalaemia

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3320-3323

  Cheng, Chih Jen ^a   Lin, Chin Sheng ^a   Chang, Li Way ^a   Lin, Shih Hua ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac glycoside; Digoxin like intoxication; Electrocardiogram; Hyperkalaemia; Toad venom

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPHIBIAN VENOM; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NAUSEA; ORAL PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOAD; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMPHIBIAN VENOMS; ANIMALS; BUFO BUFO; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; MALE;

EID: 33749993000     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl389     Document Type: Article

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