Frequent visits with urinary symptoms: subtle signs of ketamine abuse

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1061-1062

  Chen, Kuo Tai ^a   Foo, Ning Ping ^b,c   Lin, Hung Jung ^a,d,e  

^a Chi Mei Medical Centre   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CYSTOSCOPY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LETTER; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY URGENCY; URODYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849422482     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.07.017     Document Type: Letter

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