Acetazolamide therapy for hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis in pediatric patients with heart disease

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-335

  Moffett, Brady S ^a   Moffett, Tiffany I ^a   Dickerson, Heather A ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Bicarbonate; Diuretics; Metabolic alkalosis; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE; BUMETANIDE; CHLORIDE; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; ETACRYNIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; METOLAZONE; NITROGEN; SPIRONOLACTONE; UREA;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOCHLOREMIA; INFANT; MALE; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; NEWBORN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDENT T TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINE VOLUME;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALKALOSIS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORIDES; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 34547653632     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3180a72154     Document Type: Article

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