Myth: Interpretation of a single ammonia level in patients with chronic liver disease can confirm or rule out hepatic encephalopathy

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 433-435

  Arora, Sanjay ^a   Martin, Christopher L ^a   Herbert, Mel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia levels; Chronic liver disease; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PUBLISHING; SAMPLE SIZE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 33751093747     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350001424X     Document Type: Article

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