A patient with foot ulcer and severe metabolic alkalosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 260.e5-260.e8

  John, Ruby Samuel ^a   Simoes, Sonia ^a   Reddi, Alluru S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; DECREASED APPETITE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; MUSCLE CRAMP; ORIENTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QT PROLONGATION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEAKNESS;

EID: 81755171310     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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