Wide-complex tachycardia associated with severe hyperkalemia in three cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 372-378

  Norman, Brian C ^a   Côté, Etienne ^b   Barrett, Kirstie A ^a  

^a California Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; POTASSIUM; TACHYCARDIA;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33750739539     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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