Excretion of a toxic dose of thallium.
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We report a successfully treated case of severe thallium intoxication that required 95 days of assisted ventilation and 224 days of hospitalization. Monitoring of the patient for 500 days by measuring thallium in whole blood, serum, and urine is documented, and the role of the laboratory and utility of the measurements are considered.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 36 8 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990