Niacin toxicity resulting from urine drug test evasion

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Daul, Anne M ^a   Beuhler, Michael C ^b,c  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carolinas Poison Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

disseminated intravascular coagulation; niacin; overdose; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; toxicity; urine drug screen

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DIAZEPAM; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NICOTINIC ACID; PHENYTOIN; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NIACIN; OVERDOSE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052711443     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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