## Abstract Historically, the milkβalkali syndrome developed as an adverse reaction to the Sippy regimen of milk, cream and alkaline powders as treatment for peptic ulcer disease. The classic description includes hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis, and renal failure. Over the past 20 years, milkβal
Myoglobinuric acute renal failure in phencyclidine overdose: Report of observations in eight cases
β Scribed by Raman Patel; Malay Das; Michael Palazzolo; Ali Ansarl; Subramaniam Balasubramaniam
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 427 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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β¦ Synopsis
Eight cases of myoglobinuric acute renal failure that developed following exposure to phencyclidine were seen in the emergency department of the Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital during a period of 36 months. All eight survived with complete recovery of renal function. Dialysis was necessary in three patients. Acute renal failure is an uncommon complication of phencyclidine abuse.
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