Bromism caused by mix-formulated analgesic injectables

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 971-973

  Hsieh, P F ^a,b,c   Tsan, Y T ^a   Hung, D Z ^a,b   Hsu, C L ^a   Lee, Y C ^a,b   Chang, M H ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anion gap; bromide intoxication; chloride; pain killer

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; CAFFEINE; DIPYRONE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SODIUM BROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AMPOULE; ANALGESIA; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BROMIDE BLOOD LEVEL; BROMINE POISONING; CASE REPORT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIA; INTERNET; INTOXICATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERNET; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 43249094238     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107087797     Document Type: Article

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