What are the caveats to using sodium phosphate agents for bowel preparation?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-176

  Makkar, Rohit ^a   Shen, Bo ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CATHARTICS; ENEMA; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 43049137408     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.75.3.173     Document Type: Article

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