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Persistent dyselectrolytemia in a neonate induced by liposomal amphotericin B. A case report

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundNephrotoxicity is the most frequent serious adverse effect associated with amphotericin B deoxycholate treatment, for this reason, in recent years it has been relegated from routine clinical practice and replaced by the new liposomal ...
Adrian Puertas Sanjuan, Carlos Javier Parramón-Teixidó, Susana Hernandez-Perez, Marie Antoinette Frick, Maria Jose Cabañas Poy   +4 more
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Ethnicity is associated with variation in diabetes emergency outcomes: Findings from the DEKODE audit and feedback programme

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although ethnic disparities in diabetes prevalence and chronic complications are well recognised, their association with acute metabolic emergencies and outcomes is not well established. In this study, we investigated the association between ethnicity and clinical outcomes.
Aspasia Manta, Aqeelah Khatoon, Kalyaani Persad, Nevil C. Philip, Punith Kempegowda, DEVI Collaboration, Amanda Ling Jie Yee, Mariam Idrissi, Sam Sherratt‐Mayhew, Sanna Waheed, Vaishali Limbachia, Sanu Aleyamma Thomas, Tania Kew, Jhanvi Pravesh Sawlani, Joseph Dalzell, Gerry Rayman, Amar Mann, Eleni Armeni, Parijat De, Charlotte Boden, Rajeev Raghavan, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Sara Wootton, Alexandra Lubina Solomon, Muhammad Aizaz, Wui Hang Cheung, Hao Wei Tan, Ahmed Iqbal, Daniel Flanagan, Zeenat Banu, Kah Fai Wong, Vilma Ramos, Sathis Kumar, Dintu Mathew, Hafsa Promi, Dawn Marie Mahler, Maryam Mushtag, Noreen Muzaffar, Mohammed Naumann, Niveditha Kuppurajan, Faith Cebet   +40 more
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Impact of eplerenone on cardiovascular outcomes in heart failure patients with hypokalaemia [PDF]

, 2017
Aims: Although hypokalaemia is common among patients with heart failure (HF), the prognostic significance of baseline hypokalaemia and hypokalaemia during follow-up in HF patients receiving a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) remains ...
Rossignol, Patrick, Swedberg, Karl, Sean Spanyers, Lamiral, Zohra, Renaud Fay, Faiez Zannad, Zannad, Faiez, John Vincent, Bakris, George, Solomon, Scott D., Scott D. Solomon, Zohra Lamiral, Girerd, Nicolas, Henry Krum, Vincent, John, Nicolas Girerd, van Veldhuisen, Dirk J., Brian Claggett, John J.V. McMurray, Fay, Renaud, Karl Swedberg, Bertram Pitt, Krum, Henry, George Bakris, Claggett, Brian, McMurray, John J.V., Harry Shi, McMurray, John J. V., Shi, Harry, Orly Vardeny, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Vardeny, Orly, Spanyers, Sean, Pitt, Bertram, Patrick Rossignol   +34 more
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Rare case of refractory hypokalaemia in a patient with acute myelomonocytic leukaemia (AML M4): a case report

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
A 39-year-old man, who was recently diagnosed with Acute Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (AML M4 subtype), presented at the Emergency Department of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, with all the common symptoms of AML, including anaemia, bleeding, and ...
Sadia Shakeel, Muhammad Muneeb Khan, Adil Hussain Shah, Awais Waqar, Muhammad Bilal   +4 more
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Chronic hypokalaemia and nephrocalcinosis

Clinical Kidney Journal, 2009
Unravelling chronic hypokalaemia can be a clinical challenge in some patients. History and physical examination can be misleading or inaccurate. Diagnostic steps usually involve assessing urinary potassium excretion, transtubular potassium gradient (TTKG) and concomitant acid–base disturbances.
Schwedler, Susanne B., Gröne, Elisabeth F., Luft, Friedrich C.   +2 more
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Histopathological stratification of primary aldosteronism using the CYP11B2 size ratio: first evaluation in clinical routine

Histopathology, EarlyView.
CYP11B2 immunohistochemistry identifies aldosterone‐producing nodules and enables objective subtyping using the B2 ratio (B2R), defined as the size ratio between the largest and second‐largest CYP11B2‐positive nodules. A B2R ≥8.1 indicates classical histology with a dominant lesion and high likelihood of cure, whereas B2R <8.1 reflects non‐classical ...
Adam Stenman, Tim Nilsson, Henrik Falhammar, C. Christofer Juhlin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diuretic-induced hypokalaemia in patients with hypertension

, 2006
We describe a 55 year-old woman with longstanding hypertension who developed hypokalaemia following diuretic treatment. Investigations revealed primary hyperaldosteronism due to an adrenal adenoma, and normal blood pressure was restored after surgical ...
Suruliram, Premkumar, Campbell, A., Evans, L. M., Okosieme, Onyebuchi E., Brade, Lucy   +4 more
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Improving primary aldosteronism diagnosis and treatment: outcomes from an endocrine hypertension service

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To evaluate the sustained impact of the Endocrine Hypertension Service on primary aldosteronism (PA) diagnosis and management over a subsequent 3‐year period. Background PA is a prevalent yet underdiagnosed cause of secondary hypertension, associated with increased cardiovascular, renal and metabolic risk. Limited awareness, resources and
Minn W. Chow, Chrislyn Ng, Jimmy Shen, Peter J. Fuller, Jun Yang, Renata Libianto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypokalaemia associated with hydrochlorothiazide used in the treatment of hypertension in NHANES 1999–2018

, 2022
Hydrochlorothiazide is the most common thiazide diuretic used for hypertension in the US. Yet, hypokalaemia is a well-recognised adverse effect. To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with hypokalaemia (serum potassium < 3.5 mmol/L) among ...
Li, Hang Long, Cheung, Bernard, Bernard Man Yung Cheung, Lin, Ziying, Tsoi, Man Fung, Ziying Lin, Man Fung Tsoi, Hang Long Li   +7 more
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Silicotuberculosis with Suspected Distal Renal Tubular Dysfunction and Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus: A Case with an Unusual Association [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Silicosis is a chronic occupational lung disease associated with an increased susceptibility to tuberculosis. However, renal manifestations in the context of silica exposure are uncommon and remain incompletely understood.
Surya Pradha Muthu, M Rajkumar
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