A patient with heatstroke associated with consciousness disturbance secondary to hyponatremia: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Miyasaka, Masaki ^a   Hamaki, Tamae ^a   Kami, Masahiro ^b   Hamabe, Yuuichi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE; EPLERENONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; SODIUM;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84874743021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-62     Document Type: Article

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