Life-threatening hypokalaemia associated with ibuprofen-induced renal tubular acidosis

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 313-316

  Ng, Jennifer L ^a   Morgan, David J R ^b   Loh, Nelson KM ^a   Gan, Seng K ^b,c   Coleman, Patrick L ^d   Ong, Gregory S Y ^a   Prentice, David ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MANLY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; IBUPROFEN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; HYPOURICEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; QT PROLONGATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 79955489222     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02982.x     Document Type: Article

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