Uncommon cause of cardiac arrest in the emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-172

  Clarke, Benjamin ^a   Ryan, Glenn ^a,d   Fraser, John ^b   Francis, Leo ^c  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Prince of Charles Hospital

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Hypertension; Neoplasm; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 34247250166     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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