Haemodialysis followed by continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration in lithium intoxication; a model and a case

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Meertens, John H J M ^a   Jagernath, Danny R ^a   Eleveld, Douglas J ^a   Zijlstra, Jan G ^a   Franssen, Casper F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuous veno venous haemodiafiltration; Haemodialysis; Intoxication; Lithium; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; DIURESIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; LETHARGY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SKIN TURGOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 64749106743     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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