Impact of diuretic therapy-associated electrolyte disorders present on admission to the emergency department: a cross-sectional analysis

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
23531202
Description
Diuretics are among the most commonly prescribed medications and, due to their mechanisms of action, electrolyte disorders are common side effects of their use. In the present work we investigated the associations between diuretics being taken and the prevalence of electrolyte disorders on admission as well as the impact of electrolyte disorders on patient outcome.
Date of Publication
2013
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
600 - Technology::610 - Medicine & health
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Funk, Georg-Christian
Schwarz, Christoph
Additional Credits
Universitätsklinik für Nephrologie, Hypertonie und Klinische Pharmakologie
Universitätsinstitut für Klinische Chemie (UKC)
Universitäres Notfallzentrum
Clinic of General Internal Medicine
Series
BMC medicine
Publisher
BioMed Central
ISSN
1741-7015
Access(Rights)
open.access
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