Metabolic acidosis in toluene sniffing

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 249-252

  Tuchscherer, Jon ^a   Rehman, Habib ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anion gap; Glue sniffing; Metabolic acidosis; Osmolal gap; Toluene

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; LISINOPRIL; OMEPRAZOLE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TOLUENE; SOLVENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUE SNIFFING; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PLEURISY; THORAX PAIN; ACIDOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INHALANT ABUSE; URINE;

ACIDOSIS; ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALANT ABUSE; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; URINE;

EID: 84879726647     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2013.130974     Document Type: Article

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