Central diabetes insipidus misdiagnosed as acute gastroenteritis in a pediatric patient

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 488-492

  Gharahbaghian, Laleh ^a   Lotfipour, Shahram ^a   McCoy, Christopher E ^a   Hoonpongsimanont, Wirachin ^a   Langdorf, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Diabetes insipidus; Gastroenteritis; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; DESMOPRESSIN; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VASOPRESSIN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; RHINORRHEA; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE VOLUME; VOMITING;

EID: 54849437744     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010642     Document Type: Article

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