A rare case of acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to acute lithium intoxication

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kansagra, Ankit J ^a   Yang, Eric ^a   Nambiar, Sudheer ^b   Patel, Pratik S ^b   Karetzky, Monroe S ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Lithium; Lithium intoxication; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG INTOXICATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; LITHIUM INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME; WEAKNESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 84896389669     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182204feb     Document Type: Article

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