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A life-threatening case of pseudo-aldosteronism secondary to excessive liquorice ingestion
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021 Background Liquorice is found in many food products, soft drinks, and herbal medicines. Liquorice ingestion is an uncommon cause of apparent mineralocorticoid excess or pseudo-aldosteronism. The mechanism involves the inhibition of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid
Joseph McHugh +2 more
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Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022 A 39 -year-old male, with primary hyperthyroidism for the last-3 years, for which he was not receiving any treatment, presented with complaints of sudden onset weakness in all four limbs for one day.
K M Bhargav +5 more
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Severe hypokalaemia in diabetic ketoacidosis: a contributor to central pontine myelinolysis?
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2019 Hypokalaemia at presentation of diabetic ketoacidosis is uncommon as insulin deficiency and metabolic acidosis shifts potassium extracellularly. However, hypokalaemia is a recognised complication of the management of diabetic ketoacidosis as insulin ...
A Chinoy, N B Wright, M Bone, R Padidela
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Hypokalaemia and the thyroid--is there a link? [PDF]
Clinical Kidney Journal, 2009 Case A previously healthy 40-year-old male was admitted to investigate the second episode of an acute flaccid paralysis that occurred within 3 months. Both began suddenly in the early morning as generalized weakness evolving to paralysis within 2 h, and sparing respiratory and facial muscles.
de Carvalho, José G. R. +3 more
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, 1998 A DISTURBANCE in potassium balance is one of the most frequently identified electrolyte abnormalities in small animal practice. This article provides an overview of feline hypokalaemia, focusing on the causes, clinical signs and approach to treatment.A ...
Tasker, S
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Doxapram and hypokalaemia in very preterm infants [PDF]
, 2013 International audienceBACKGROUND: We observed two preterm infants who developed severe hypokalaemia following doxapram. We therefore wished to review the possible association between doxapram and severe hypokalaemia.
Fischer, Céline +3 more
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Hypokalaemia and subsequent hyperkalaemia in hospitalized patients [PDF]
, 2007 Background. The objective was to study the epidemiology of hypokalaemia [serum potassium concentration (SK)
Hoorn, Ewout +8 more
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Electrolyte Disturbances in SARS-CoV-2 Infection [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
F1000Research, 2020 The global pandemic secondary to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is leading to unprecedented global morbidity and mortality.
Holly Mabillard, John A. Sayer
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 Introduction: Hypokalaemia, defined as an extracellular concentration of K+ below 3.5 mM, can cause cardiac arrhythmias by triggered or re-entrant mechanisms.
Bimal Gurung +9 more
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Annals of Medicine, 2023 Background Hypokalaemia is a side-effect of diuretics. We aimed to use machine learning to identify features predicting hypokalaemia risk in hypertensive patients.Methods Participants with hypertension in the United States National Health and Nutrition ...
Ziying Lin +2 more
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