Hypercalcemic crisis successfully treated with prompt calcium-free hemodialysis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1174.e1-1174.e3

  Wang, Chih Chiang ^a,b   Chen, Yeu Chin ^b   Shiang, Jeng Chuan ^a   Lin, Shih Hua ^b   Chu, Pauling ^b   Wu, Chia Chao ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BONE METASTASIS; CALCIUM FREE HEMODIALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERCALCEMIA; INTESTINE SOUND; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; MUCOSAL DRYNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN TURGOR; TENDON REFLEX; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 70449512431     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.026     Document Type: Article

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