Severe hypermagnesemia after enteral administration of Epsom salts

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1384-1385

  Nordt, Sean Patrick ^a   Chen, Jenny ^b   Clark, Richard F ^c  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; UREA;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; DYSTROPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FREEMAN SHELDON SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; LETTER; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH TUBE; TENDON REFLEX; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79961103838     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100625     Document Type: Letter

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