A case of hyperkalaemia associated with hypocalcaemia

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 379-380

  Stevens, R J G ^a,b   Laina, V ^a   Wong, C K M ^a   Coulson, C E ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; INFUSION FLUID; POTASSIUM;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; LETHARGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA;

EID: 45149106403     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.056903     Document Type: Article

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