Hypokalaemia and outcomes in older patients hospitalized for heart failure [PDF]
ESC Heart Failure, 2020 Aims Hypokalaemia is a risk factor for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure (HF). The objective of this study was to examine the association between hypokalaemia and outcomes in hospitalized patients ...
Miroslava Valentova +10 more
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Overlap of severe hypokalaemia and Guillain-Barré syndrome following Salmonella infection: a rare double etiology of acute lower limb paralysis – case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesThis case highlights hypokalaemia and Guillain–Barré syndrome as rare and serious complications of Salmonella infection. A 25-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with neuropathic pain, paraesthesia, paraparesis and circulatory shock ...
Adam Kaicer +3 more
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A rare case of apparent mineralocorticoid excess induced by chronic liquorice ingestion [PDF]
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case ReportsApparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) syndrome is a rare condition caused by the inhibition of the renal enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2). The most common acquired cause is chronic liquorice ingestion.
Aparajita Roy, Kieran Mullins
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Prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of hypokalaemia in hospitalised patients at a South African tertiary centre [PDF]
South African Medical JournalBackground. Hypokalaemia is a common electrolyte disorder encountered in hospitalised patients and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
C Burton, M-Y Chothia, A Zemlin, S Lahri
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Distal renal tubular acidosis in pregnancy: a case report and systematic literature review [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineIntroduction: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is a rare disorder characterized by normal anion gap metabolic acidosis and hypokalaemia. Physiological changes during pregnancy may aggravate acid-base imbalance and influence foetal outcomes.
Muhammad sabisi +4 more
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Hypokalaemia: Clinical Signifi cance and Role in the Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Arrhythmogenesis [PDF]
Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2019 Hypokalaemia is the most common electrolyte abnormality seen in cardiac patients, which represents a side effect of diuretic therapy or results from the overactivation of the renin-angiotensinaldosterone system and the sympathetic nervous system in heart
О. Е. Osadchii
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Hypomagnesaemia-associated hypokalaemia requires activation of both ENaC and ROMK. [PDF]
J Physiol: Hypokalaemia is common in hypomagnesaemic patients, but the in vivo mechanisms have not been determined. Along the distal nephron, lower intracellular Mg2+ has been proposed to release the Mg2+-mediated inhibition of renal outer medullary K+ (ROMK ...
Maeoka Y +10 more
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Salidroside ameliorates abnormalities in electrophysiological indices induced by perfusion of the heart with low-potassium solutions [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineMalignant arrhythmias related to hypokalemia are a key risk factor for cardiac arrest, but the specific mechanism remains unclear. In this study, using electrophysiological mapping and transcriptomics techniques, the effects of hypokalemia and paclitaxel
Ruoning Yang +25 more
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Hypokalaemia and paralysis [PDF]
QJM, 2001 It is not uncommon for patients to present to the emergency room with severe weakness and a markedly low plasma potassium concentration. We attempted to identify useful clues to the diagnosis of hypokalaemic periodic paralysis (HPP), because its acute treatment aims are unique.
Lin S-H, Davids, MR, Halperin ML
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Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background Hypokalaemic paralysis is a rare group of disorders with concomitant muscle weakness and hypokalaemia. Thyrotoxicosis is a recognized and a common cause for hypokalaemic paralysis among Asians, in which intracellular shift of potassium is ...
Chandrika Jayakanthi subasinghe +6 more
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