Severe hypermagnesemia as a result of excessive cathartic ingestion in a child without renal failure

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 570-572

  Kutsal, Ebru ^a   Aydemir, Cumhur ^a   Eldes, Nilufer ^a   Demirel, Fatma ^a   Polat, Recep ^a   Taspinar, Ozan ^a   Kulah, Eyup ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysrhythmias; Hypermagnesemia; Magnesium hydroxide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; LAXATIVE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; INTUBATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548312129     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31812eef1c     Document Type: Article

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