The case | A suicidal woman with delayed high anion gap metabolic acidosis

Kidney International

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 757-758

  Chang, Li Chun ^a   Hung, Szu Chun ^a   Yang, Chwei Shiun ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; GLUCOSE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOFILTRATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TABLET; TACHYPNEA; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 62349123059     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.682     Document Type: Article

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