Foreign body aspiration pneumonia in an intravenous drug user

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-68

  Bhaskar, Balu ^a   Andelkovic, Vladimir ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspiration pneumonia; bronchoscopy; drug abuse; foreign body

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALNUTRITION; METHADONE TREATMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 84858039243     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.93075     Document Type: Article

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