Significant hyperkalemia and hyponatremia secondary to telmisartan/ hydrochlorothiazide treatment

Blood Pressure

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 380-382

  Cakir, Mehtap ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydrochlorothiazide; Hyperkalemia; Hyponatremia; Telmisartan

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DILTIAZEM; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TELMISARTAN; INSULIN ASPART; NIFEDIPINE; PIOGLITAZONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; LETHARGY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOATES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 78649245392     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2010.488056     Document Type: Article

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