Intramuscular lorazepam in catatonia in patients with acute renal failure: A report of two cases

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-109

  Huang, Chao En ^a   Huang, Tiao Lai ^b  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catatonia; Lorazepam; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; IMIPENEM; LORAZEPAM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUTISM; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SPUTUM CULTURE; STUPOR; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CATATONIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77649226311     PISSN: 20720939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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