Severe hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis following ingestion of gaviscon®

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-178

  Gawarammana, I B ^a   Coburn, J ^a   Greene, S ^a   Dargan, P I ^a   Jones, A L ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case report; Gaviscon ; Hypokalaemia; Metabolic alkalosis; Overdose; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; GAVISCON; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC ALKALOSIS; MALE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; OXYGEN TENSION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE RATE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ADULT; ALGINATES; ALKALOSIS; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ANTACIDS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SILICIC ACID; SODIUM BICARBONATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847152227     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600981160     Document Type: Article

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