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Hypokalemia in Diabetes Mellitus Setting

Medicina (Lithuania), 2022
Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide regardless of age, sex, and ethnicity. Electrolyte disturbances may occur as a consequence of disease progression or its treatment, in particular potassium disorders ...
Lucas Coregliano-Ring, Kleber Nishide, Erika B Rangel   +2 more
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Renal potassium wasting from hydroxychloroquine at therapeutic doses: a case report [PDF]

BMC Nephrology
Background Hydroxychloroquine is a common disease-modifying treatment for systemic autoimmune disease and is usually well-tolerated. In acute hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine toxicity, hypokalemia typically reflects a transient intracellular potassium ...
Justin David Tse, Sourabh Kharait
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Trauma patients with hypokalemia have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2021
Introduction: The aims of our study were (1) to determine the prevalence of hypokalemia, (2) to evaluate predictors for hypokalemia, and (3) to show the influence of hypokalemia on in-hospital outcome (mortality, adverse events, and length of stay) in a ...
Mathias Schlögl, Ilja Käch, Patrick E. Beeler, Hans-Christoph Pape, Valentin Neuhaus   +4 more
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Safety of low-volume PEG-asc bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopy: identifying patients at risk for hypokalemia in a prospective cohort study

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims The aim of bowel cleansing preparation should be high-quality results and conformance with safety standards. Previously, we reported that hypokalemia occurred in 23.6 % of patients after bowel preparation in a high-risk ...
Ankie Reumkens, Christine Minke Bakker, Sebastiaan J.W. van Kraaij, Bjorn Winkens, Maarten T. Raijmakers, Annick B. van Nunen, Cees Th.B.M. van Deursen, Ad A.M. Masclee   +7 more
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Admission serum potassium levels and prognosis of vasospastic angina

Scientific Reports, 2021
Hypokalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance and is related to poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, the role of hypokalemia in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA) has not yet been studied. The present study enrolled 1454
Won-Woo Seo, Sang-Ho Jo, Sung Eun Kim, Hyun-Jin Kim, Seung Hwan Han, Kwan Yong Lee, Sung Ho Her, Min-Ho Lee, Seong-Sik Cho, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Sang Hong Baek   +10 more
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Urinary tract infection is associated with hypokalemia: a case control study

BMC Urology, 2020
Background Hypokalemia is a common clinical problem. The association between urinary tract infection (UTI) and hypokalemia is not clear. Hypokalemia is common in patients with UTI in clinical observation.
Ai-Ling Shen, Hsiu-Li Lin, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Yuan-Fu Tseng, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Che-Yi Chou   +5 more
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Association between preoperative hypokalemia and postoperative complications in elderly patients: a retrospective study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Hypokalemia is a common form of electrolyte disorder, which has a higher incidence in hospitalized patients and is closely related to perioperative complications and prognosis.
Tiantian Chu, Zongfang Wu, Aijun Xu
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Severe ondansetron-associated hypokalemia in a patient diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2022
This case report aims to introduce a patient with severe hypokalemia as one of the rare complications of ondansetron injection. The stroke patient was 56 years old and hospitalized in the emergency department with and purulent sputum.
Atousa Hakamifard, Amir Aria, Mahnaz Momenzadeh   +2 more
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Prediction of postoperative hypokalemia in patients with oral cancer undergoing en bloc cancer resection: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background The factors associated with postoperative hypokalemia in patients with oral cancer remain unclear. We determined the preoperative factors associated with postoperative hypokalemia in patients with oral cancer following en bloc cancer resection
Qilin Bao, Lei Song, Liyuan Ma, Meng Wang, Zhaohuan Hou, Jie Lin, Chunjie Li   +6 more
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Recurrent Hypokalemia and Adrenal Steroids in Patients With APECED

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
ContextHypokalemia is a common finding in patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) but its exact cause often remains unknown.ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence and etiology of hypokalemia and the role of ...
Joonatan Borchers, Joonatan Borchers, Joonatan Borchers, Outi Mäkitie, Outi Mäkitie, Outi Mäkitie, Outi Mäkitie, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Saila Laakso, Saila Laakso, Saila Laakso   +10 more
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