Clinical correlates and outcome of Shoshin beriberi

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 503-506

  Saya, Rama Prakasha ^a   Baikunje, Shashidhar ^a   Prakash, Parampalli Suryanarayana ^a   Subramanyam, Kodangala ^a   Patil, Vikram ^a  

^a NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; CREATINE KINASE MB; INOTROPIC AGENT; THIAMINE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANURIA; ASCITES; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BERIBERI; CARDIOMEGALY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK; SHOSHIN BERIBERI; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

EID: 84867489408     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.102003     Document Type: Letter

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