Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning: A Case Report

Introduction. Overdose of potassium is not as frequently encountered in clinical practice as hyperkalaemia due to acute or chronic renal disease. However, potassium overdoses leading to serious consequences do occur. Case Presentation. A 20-year-old nurse student presented with a cardiac arrest with...

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Main Authors: Battefort, Florent, Dehours, Emilie, Vallé, Baptiste, Hamdaoui, Ahmed, Bounes, Vincent, Ducassé, Jean-Louis
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542888/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326708
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/323818
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