Atropine-resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 611-612

  Slade, Toby J ^a   Grover, J ^b   Benger, J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; BRADYCARDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE;

EID: 51049095447     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.054114     Document Type: Article

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