Hyperthyroidism as a cause of persistent vomiting

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 293-296

  Hoogendoorn, E H ^a   Cools, B M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CISAPRIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DOMPERIDONE; FAMOTIDINE; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PAROXETINE; PREDNISONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DUODENUM ULCER; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GASTRITIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTOXICOSIS; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; METOPROLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTOXICOSIS; VOMITING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 7244243915     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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