Ibuprofen codeine combination precipitating severe hypokalaemia in a patient with pre-existing type 1 renal tubular acidosis

NDT Plus

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-271

  Ter, Adeline ^a   Salha, Rami ^a   Vadamalai, Vivek ^b   Soper, Charles ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRATE POTASSIUM; CODEINE; CODEINE PLUS IBUPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; BACKACHE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POLYURIA; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; URINE PH;

EID: 48749108534     PISSN: 17530784     EISSN: 17530792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfn025     Document Type: Letter

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