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Weird, Witty and Worthwhile: Exploring the Benefits of Mnemonic‐Based Medical Education
ABSTRACT Background Mnemonics, both self‐created and well established, are commonly used by medical students to boost their recall of knowledge. Previous studies have evaluated mnemonics' utility in medical education, but few have demonstrated positive effects on students' knowledge and confidence.
Shazia Sarela +7 more
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Myocardial damage due to hypokalaemia and hypophosphataemia.
A case of severe hypokalaemia with stupor, skeletal muscle and heart muscle damage is reported. An initial infusion of glucose-insulin and potassium (GIK) produced a temporary clinical improvement with reduction of creatine kinase (CKMB) and elevation of
C. Scoppetta +5 more
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Diarrhoea in a 2-year-old boy – thinking beyond the gut
We report a male child with an unusual, very rare cause of chronic diarrhoea – WDHA (watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia, achlorhydria) syndrome. A 2-year-old boy presented with long-term diarrhoea, failure to thrive and a presumed diagnosis of coeliac ...
Yaryna Romanyshyn +3 more
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Adrenaline causes hypokalaemia in man by beta 2 adrenoceptor stimulation
Increased circulating adrenaline produces systemic hypokalaemia by the stimulation of a membrane bound Na/K ATPase. In man, this enzyme appears to be linked to an adrenoceptor of the beta-subtype.
Reid, J. L., Struthers, A. D.
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Mineralocorticoid hypertension and hypokalaemia induced by posaconazole
We describe severe hypokalaemia and hypertension due to a mineralocorticoid effect in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome taking posaconazole as antifungal prophylaxis.
Norman Taylor +4 more
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Introduction: Indapamide is a commonly prescribed thiazide diuretic for treating hypertension. In the literature, 40% of patients receiving diuretics experience hypokalaemia. We investigated the incidence of hypokalaemia as a cause of admission to public
Tang, V +3 more
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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 62, Issue 10, Page 1822-1847, October 2026.
N. G. Larkins +28 more
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Thyrotoxic hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by acute and reversible episodes of muscle weakness during thyrotoxicosis and associated with low potassium levels. Increased sodium-potassium ATPase activity in TPP leads to sudden influx
Barış Akıncı +4 more
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome related to severe hypomagnesaemia
Introduction: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) might be associated with a wide spectrum of symptoms, including irreversible neurological damage. Management is primarily symptomatic and focuses on addressing the underlying causes.
Martín Naya Rosato +2 more
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AIMS: Severe hypokalaemia can aggravate arrhythmia tendency and prognosis, but less is known about risk of mild hypokalaemia, which is a frequent finding. We examined the associations between mild hypokalaemia and ambulatory cardiac arrhythmias and their
Kumarathurai, Preman +5 more
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