Profound hypokalaemia due to Nurofen Plus and Red Bull misuse

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-110

  Ernest, David ^a,b   Chia, Michelle ^a   Corallo, Carmela E ^c  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEVERAGES; CAFFEINE; CODEINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; IBUPROFEN; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77955074100     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: 26529335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1441-2772(23)01513-2     Document Type: Article

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