Massive aquaresis after tolvaptan administration and albumin infusion in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages e5-

  Cho, Charles ^a   Logan, Joy L ^a,b   Lien, Yeong Hau H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; TOLVAPTAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIURESIS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; MALE; MASSIVE AQUARESIS; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE OSMOLALITY; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 84455208207     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.05.014     Document Type: Letter

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