TY - JOUR
T1 - Life-threatening electrolyte abnormalities induced by hypertonic phosphate enema intoxication
AU - Szabo, A.
AU - Eitan, A.
AU - Zveibil, F.
AU - Weiss, M.
AU - Waksman, I.
AU - Makhoul, N.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We describe an elderly woman with a hyperphosphatemic hypocalcemic coma, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis, convulsions and respiratory and renal failure, following the administration of hypertonic sodium phosphate enemas. Physicians and pharmacists should be aware of the possible adverse effects that can be caused by these enemas.
AB - We describe an elderly woman with a hyperphosphatemic hypocalcemic coma, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis, convulsions and respiratory and renal failure, following the administration of hypertonic sodium phosphate enemas. Physicians and pharmacists should be aware of the possible adverse effects that can be caused by these enemas.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032990767&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/tcic.10.1.21.23
DO - 10.3109/tcic.10.1.21.23
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AN - SCOPUS:0032990767
SN - 0956-3075
VL - 10
SP - 21
EP - 23
JO - Clinical Intensive Care
JF - Clinical Intensive Care
IS - 1
ER -